The U.S. nursing shortage would worsen under a plan to cap federal student loans, a move the Department of Education said ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...

The Trump administration has elected to include only 10 recognized professional fields when it considers certain graduate degree programs. As a result of the change, students going for advanced ...

As of Feb. 5, the bill had been referred to the Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding and a public hearing is expected in the coming weeks.

Jane Gerencser, a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., said she has seen “cyclical” nursing shortages over the course of her career.