White House suspended financial aid programs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The headlines are not sensational enough. Those of you who live in states with senators and representatives need to call them now. This is impoundment, and it’s illegal. This is an actual five-alarm fire, and they need to act like it.

Agreed. This impacts so many vital and behind the scenes services for Americans.

Americans voted for DOGE. It's time.

[Anonymous]

Testing checks and balances of the three branches of government.
Let’s take this thing that the founding fathers designed out for a spin and see if it holds up. Fingers crossed.

[Anonymous]

“The Federal Funding Pause Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/trump-federal-freeze-grants-student-loans.html

The U.S. Department of Education said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the memo sent to government agencies the day before calling for a broad pause on federal spending did not apply to federal student loans or Pell grants. That money will continue to flow, the statement said.

“The temporary pause does not impact assistance received directly by individuals,” said Madison Biedermann, who, according to the department, is currently delegated to perform spokesperson duties. This assistance includes funds like federal direct student loans and Pell grants that the department provides to “individual students,” her statement said.

Part of the confusion, which included many alarmed posts on social media, sprung from the “received directly” portion of the Office of Management and Budget memo. Grants and loans for education can be sent to the school, so students may never receive the money directly.

In a follow-up statement, the department confirmed that no Pell grants or loans would be paused or delayed because of the order. Funding for the federal work-study program, which helps pay for campus jobs, will continue to flow, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It looks like this doesn’t apply to individual stuff like federal subsidized loans and Pell grants?
The “green new deal” stuff is the craziest. I wouldn’t even know what that might encompass!

The department of education is going to be done away with. That’s gonna get rid of Pell grants and student loans. All theses progressive that allowed more people go to college are out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“The Federal Funding Pause Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/trump-federal-freeze-grants-student-loans.html

The U.S. Department of Education said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the memo sent to government agencies the day before calling for a broad pause on federal spending did not apply to federal student loans or Pell grants. That money will continue to flow, the statement said.

“The temporary pause does not impact assistance received directly by individuals,” said Madison Biedermann, who, according to the department, is currently delegated to perform spokesperson duties. This assistance includes funds like federal direct student loans and Pell grants that the department provides to “individual students,” her statement said.

Part of the confusion, which included many alarmed posts on social media, sprung from the “received directly” portion of the Office of Management and Budget memo. Grants and loans for education can be sent to the school, so students may never receive the money directly.

In a follow-up statement, the department confirmed that no Pell grants or loans would be paused or delayed because of the order. Funding for the federal work-study program, which helps pay for campus jobs, will continue to flow, too.

Lots of angry parents made them have to quickly respond and clarify. There needs to be a lot more collective worry about angry constituents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“The Federal Funding Pause Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/trump-federal-freeze-grants-student-loans.html

The U.S. Department of Education said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the memo sent to government agencies the day before calling for a broad pause on federal spending did not apply to federal student loans or Pell grants. That money will continue to flow, the statement said.

“The temporary pause does not impact assistance received directly by individuals,” said Madison Biedermann, who, according to the department, is currently delegated to perform spokesperson duties. This assistance includes funds like federal direct student loans and Pell grants that the department provides to “individual students,” her statement said.

Part of the confusion, which included many alarmed posts on social media, sprung from the “received directly” portion of the Office of Management and Budget memo. Grants and loans for education can be sent to the school, so students may never receive the money directly.

In a follow-up statement, the department confirmed that no Pell grants or loans would be paused or delayed because of the order. Funding for the federal work-study program, which helps pay for campus jobs, will continue to flow, too.

Trump has promised to close the department of Education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The headlines are not sensational enough. Those of you who live in states with senators and representatives need to call them now. This is impoundment, and it’s illegal. This is an actual five-alarm fire, and they need to act like it.

Agreed. This impacts so many vital and behind the scenes services for Americans.

Ok the mommy track remote work staycation non profit grant work is drying up. Time to get another job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will this threat from the White House change your approach on which schools you'll apply to or attend?

The action seems like a way to try and control universities, and I figured this would happen with him at some point.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/white-house-budget-office-suspends-federal-financial-aid/story?id=118167742

It absolutely will. This is awful policy. This will have negative financial impacts on our country, and even on the families that voted for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looks like this doesn’t apply to individual stuff like federal subsidized loans and Pell grants?
The “green new deal” stuff is the craziest. I wouldn’t even know what that might encompass!

The department of education is going to be done away with. That’s gonna get rid of Pell grants and student loans. All theses progressive that allowed more people go to college are out.

False.

Pell and student loans existed before there ever was a Department of Education. These programs originate in other statutes. They cannot go away without an act of Congress. If the Department of Education goes away, these programs will be administered by another department, as in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“The Federal Funding Pause Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/trump-federal-freeze-grants-student-loans.html

The U.S. Department of Education said in a statement on Tuesday morning that the memo sent to government agencies the day before calling for a broad pause on federal spending did not apply to federal student loans or Pell grants. That money will continue to flow, the statement said.

“The temporary pause does not impact assistance received directly by individuals,” said Madison Biedermann, who, according to the department, is currently delegated to perform spokesperson duties. This assistance includes funds like federal direct student loans and Pell grants that the department provides to “individual students,” her statement said.

Part of the confusion, which included many alarmed posts on social media, sprung from the “received directly” portion of the Office of Management and Budget memo. Grants and loans for education can be sent to the school, so students may never receive the money directly.

In a follow-up statement, the department confirmed that no Pell grants or loans would be paused or delayed because of the order. Funding for the federal work-study program, which helps pay for campus jobs, will continue to flow, too.

Trump has promised to close the department of Education.

Pell and student loans existed before there ever was a Department of Education. These programs originate in other statutes. They cannot go away without an act of Congress. If the Department of Education goes away, these programs will be administered by another department, as in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will this threat from the White House change your approach on which schools you'll apply to or attend?

The action seems like a way to try and control universities, and I figured this would happen with him at some point.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/white-house-budget-office-suspends-federal-financial-aid/story?id=118167742

It absolutely will. This is awful policy. This will have negative financial impacts on our country, and even on the families that voted for him.

What types of schools will you now choose?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well they hate education and this is one way to cause universities to collapse.

It’s part of Russia softening us up so it owns us.

I’ve been proud of every tax dollar I’ve paid. It’s a privilege to pay for a government that does so many amazing things.
Just the fact that some of my tax money goes to Pell grants is great. Just wish Pell grants were bigger.

But now we’re being conquered, and the federal people who are supposed to stop that are just shrugging. I’d be happy to pay extra to make federal workers’ salaries higher; all I ask is that the country fade away quietly and peace and not be given to Russia in a Le Creuset serving dish.

[Anonymous]

on this site as if anyone got financial aid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The headlines are not sensational enough. Those of you who live in states with senators and representatives need to call them now. This is impoundment, and it’s illegal. This is an actual five-alarm fire, and they need to act like it.

Agreed. This impacts so many vital and behind the scenes services for Americans.

Ok the mommy track remote work staycation non profit grant work is drying up. Time to get another job.

How pray tell do you think STEM research gets done at colleges and universities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:more towards merit based

so no more GI Bill?

Any thoughts on what this means for the GI Bill?

Since the Orangeman never served, he really doesn’t care.