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Trump Administration Backs Off Reshuffling of Student Debt Collection
An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move.
Digging Deeper on Student Loan Default Rates
Crisis-level student loan default rates among black borrowers and those who attended for-profits cannot be explained fully by students' backgrounds, study finds, including measures of income, employment and parental wealth.
Enrollment Boost From Summer Pell
Enrollment numbers at many colleges -- especially those in areas with less generous state aid -- show significant boosts in attendance in the first full summer since Congress restored year-round grants.
Where Grad Students Struggle With Loan Repayments
A new report examines student loan repayment rates among graduate students -- and finds borrowers who attended historically black colleges struggled the most to pay down their loans within a few years of leaving school.
Key Issues on Student Debt
“ Key Issues on Student Debt” is Inside Higher Ed's newest curated collection of articles. You may download a copy...
Aid Letters Without Information Students Need
Report finds many colleges leave out key points -- or present information in confusing ways. How many ways can you say "loan"?
Private Colleges Give Ground on Student Data
Lobbying group for independent colleges says it's open to expanding federal data collection on student outcomes but remains opposed to student-level database favored by public colleges and many policy makers.
Report Dings Tax Deduction for High-Income Grad Students
A new report argues for letting a tax deduction that benefits high-earning grad students expire. It's part of a drumbeat of proposals to restrict federal benefits for graduate students.