Filter & Sort
Frustrations Over Consumer Tool
The Trump administration's changes to a key transparency tool have frustrated even some supporters among veterans' groups.
Missed Deadline Stalls DeVos Agenda
Education Department says it won't meet November deadline to overhaul borrower-defense and gainful-employment rules, raising the stakes for legal challenges to the Obama-era regulations.
Tackling Poverty to Increase Graduations
A growing number of colleges are trying to help poor students meet their basic needs and remove barriers that keep them from graduating.
New Tool for FAFSA Completion
Advocates hope new myStudentAid mobile app will mean more applicants finish the FAFSA.
Capital Campaign Watch: Fairfield, Florida State, Harvard, Otterbein, U of Oregon, U of Utah
Starting Out: University of Utah has started a campaign to raise $2 billion by 2022. To date the campaign has...
New Life for ACICS
Trump administration recommends restoring the controversial accreditor of many for-profits, citing a federal court ruling. Meanwhile, ACICS faces questions about its approval of a Danish business school's degree programs.
Navient's Role in Loan Servicing Overhaul
Trump administration's list of primary finalists to operate an overhauled student loan servicing system excludes Navient, a large and controversial servicer, which instead is participating in the program as a subcontractor in a team.
Opinion
The FAFSA Challenge
Even as policy experts work to make it easier to apply for federal aid, they need to avoid rhetoric that may scare students off, writes Justin Draeger.