The Trump administration is expanding hiring efforts at the Federal Student Aid office despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency, raising questions about shifting priorities. An internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO reveals a push to recruit staff even as officials have repeatedly called for its elimination. The move underscores a tension between rhetoric and action in education policy, leaving observers to debate whether the administration’s stance has softened. Critics may question whether the hiring spree signals a retreat from past plans to overhaul student aid programs.
The Trump administration has launched a hiring blitz at the agency it vowed to eliminate, according to an internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO. The Education Department’s Federal Student Aid ...
