{"id":2412990,"date":"2025-03-13T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-student-aid-sites-down-for-hours\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:16:02","slug":"federal-student-aid-sites-down-for-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-student-aid-sites-down-for-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Student Aid sites down for hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-student-aid-sites-down-for-hours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412990&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal Student Aid sites down for hours following Education Department layoffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2036851\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Government website <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">StudentAid.gov<\/a> suffered an hours-long shortage Wednesday, delaying <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/student-loans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">student loan<\/a> and financial aid efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Student Aid hosts the online applications for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education grant, Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, and other education financing options. These funds were briefly in limbo by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3304402\/trump-administration-backs-down-on-federal-aid-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 27 guidance\">Jan. 27 guidance<\/a> from the Office of Management and Budget but were ultimately never impacted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3345057\/democrats-blast-education-department-firings-gop-praises-cuts\/\">Democrats blast Education Department firings while GOP praises cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3345018\/kevin-oleary-cheers-doge-elon-not-cutting-enough\/\">Kevin O&#8217;Leary cheers on DOGE: &#8216;Elon is not cutting enough&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3344857\/john-kennedy-supports-deportation-columbia-mahmoud-khalil-hates-america\/\">John Kennedy supports deportation of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil: he &#8216;hates America&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This comes as the Education Department has already lost staff and will continue to lay off more. Of its initial 4,133 staff, 259 accepted a deferred resignation package, 313 accepted a $25,000 separation payment, and 63 probationary employees were let go last month. In addition, 1,315 more people will soon be laid off, leaving a little more than half the original workforce at 2,183. Among those laid off were about a dozen developers and IT staff per the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/student-loans-education-department-outage-layoffs-5afb5a0a1b51bbe50e5961a63b419041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Associated Press\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached the Education Department for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3344906\/mike-johnson-fully-supports-eliminating-education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIKE JOHNSON &lsquo;FULLY IN SUPPORT&rsquo; OF ELIMINATING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said that her mandate from President Donald Trump &ldquo;will be to put myself OUT of a job&rdquo; in dissembling the department. Its budget will instead be dispersed to the individual state departments of education. <\/p>\n<p>Even before McMahon was nominated, Federal Student Aid had seen shortfalls. The FAFSA Simplification Act was slated to begin January 1, 2024 but was delayed under then President Joe Biden. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Instead, he opted to fast-track student loan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2806045\/biden-administration-new-wave-student-loan-cancellations\/\" target=\"_blank\">forgiveness<\/a>&nbsp;for 76,000 to the tune of $5 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2036851\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2036851\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Student Aid sites down for hours following Education Department layoffs Government website StudentAid.gov suffered an hours-long shortage Wednesday, delaying student loan and financial aid efforts. 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