The Trump administration is aggressively expanding staffing at the Federal Student Aid office—despite long-standing promises to dismantle the agency. Internal documents reveal a hiring surge at the department responsible for managing student loans and financial aid programs, raising questions about the administration’s true intentions. Critics argue the move contradicts earlier efforts to privatize or reduce federal oversight of higher education funding. The contradiction underscores a shifting policy landscape amid ongoing debates over student debt and education financing.
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 ...
