Government

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have different ideas about college affordability and higher education policy, both in their approaches and the specificity of their plans.

Statewide college promise programs are an underused avenue of support for undocumented students, write Victoria Ballerini, Miriam Feldblum and Daniel C. Kent.

Senator Lamar Alexander says a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act should pass the education committee in about a month, to give it time to get through Congress this year.

As Senate debates joining House in condemning Education Department rule on forgiving student loans, key Republicans are on the fence.

New Jersey is trying to expand its tuition-free program from community colleges to four-year institutions. In this major exporter of students, the move could have ripple effects for colleges in nearby states.

Tensions between congressional Democrats and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rise with a scathing letter to a House committee.

Our students deserve better than the mess our lending policies have created, 73 scholars write.

Michael Bloomberg's higher education plan and controversial remarks by Northwestern's president have renewed scrutiny of colleges giving children of alumni preferential treatment in admissions.