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Data Fears and Downloads

Some education researchers have begun downloading federal data amid questions about the new administration's commitment to continuing transparency efforts.

On the Fence About DeVos

In committee vote on nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary, two Republican senators withhold full endorsement of the Michigan school choice activist, signaling possible trouble for her on the Senate floor.

Endowments Take a Hit

Endowment returns fall into the red, averaging -1.9 percent in 2016.

Decision Day for DeVos

The Senate education committee is set to vote today on the nomination of Betsy DeVos in an unusually contentious confirmation process for an education secretary.

Coping With Zero in Arizona

Since losing all state funding two years ago, two large Arizona community colleges struggle with declining enrollments and budget cuts.
Opinion

Creating Affordable Pathways

The University of Kentucky, as the state’s flagship institution, has a moral responsibility to provide access to students of limited means, write Eli Capilouto and Tim Tracy, and thus is radically shifting the ratio of merit to need-based aid to do so.

Kentucky’s Need-Based Aid Gamble

University of Kentucky seeks to drastically shift its aid strategy to improve retention, rolling back the use of funds for top students who can afford to pay.
Opinion

Early FAFSA: Fast, but Will it Go Far?

Kent Barnds takes stock of the impact of a major change in the financial aid and student recruitment timetable.