Glendale, CA, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When Congress failed to pass a funding agreement before the October 1 deadline, the federal government entered a partial shutdown that immediately shut down 87% of the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce. With nearly 1,485 of 1,700 Education Department employees furloughed, critical services like income-driven repayment (IDR) applications, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) reviews, and borrower support hotlines have ground to a halt.
