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Judge: States’ Lawsuit Challenging SAVE Can Proceed

Three states can proceed with a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new income-driven repayment plan for student loan borrowers known...
GovernorJared Polis signing Colorado’s state budget

Colorado to Cover Two Years’ Tuition at Any Public College

The tax-credit–based aid program provides a last-dollar reimbursement to cover up to 65 credits for any student with a household income of $90,000 or less.

A picture of a balance scale with a sack of money on one side and a pile of textbooks and a graduation mortar board on the other.

Don’t Roll Back Progress on Textbook Affordability

Course material costs have been coming down, but an Education Department proposal puts that progress in jeopardy, Eric Weil and Michael Moore write.

President Biden walks on a stage in front of signs that read “Canceling Student Debt.”

Thousands Weigh In on Biden’s Debt Relief Plan

Public comments show sharp divides over a proposal to provide debt relief to nearly 28 million student loan borrowers.

Runners sprint toward a finish line that says “FAFSA finish” as dollar bills rain behind them

A Last-Minute Sprint to the FAFSA Finish Line

The U.S. Education Department is doling out $50 million to help students complete the troubled federal aid form. Access advocates say it’s not too late to make an impact—but time is of the essence.

NY Financial Aid Expansion to Benefit About 93,000 Students

New York finalized a “historic” expansion of the state’s largest higher ed grant, the Tuition Assistance Program, Governor Kathy Hochul...

Warren, Other Senators Want MOHELA Held Accountable For ‘Failures’

Ten Democratic Senators are urging Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to hold a Missouri-based student loan company “accountable for its failures...
A paper version of the FAFSA application.

Troubled FAFSA Rollout Hides Deeper Problems

The new FAFSA formula undermines the longtime goal of creating a better, fairer federal student aid process, Diane Auer Jones and Jim Blew write.