Student Aid Policy

Colleges that serve fewer disadvantaged students have higher graduation rates, new studies find, a fact policy makers should heed.

By resetting student loan rates, Congress just fixed one big mistake from a 2007 higher ed law, writes Andrew Gillen. Now it should tackle the second: create a well-designed income-based loan program.

New federal report tracks where 1 million student veterans are going to college, and where the $11 billion in education benefits they receive is going.

With Democrats split, near-unanimous support from Republicans results in surprisingly comfortable passage for bipartisan compromise to tie student loan rates to market.

Washington is gearing up for the next round of fights over for-profit colleges, with student veterans and gainful employment getting top billing.

The annual amount families spent on college leveled off at about $21,000 after several years of decline, according to Sallie Mae survey, which finds families -- particularly high-income ones -- taking steps to limit their expenditures.

Compromise would tie federal student loan interest rates to financial market, cap them, and direct some savings to reducing the deficit. Senate approval is not a sure thing.

A bipartisan group agreed late Wednesday on a change to federal student loan programs, basing interest rates on the market but including a cap.