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Alexander’s Higher Ed Act Agenda
The leading Senate Republican, working to rewrite the law, outlines possible new ways to hold colleges accountable for student outcomes and to improve federal higher education data.
Protecting Students or Leaving Them Vulnerable?
Mid-Continent University's closure last year left a messy situation for students -- and it was precipitated by financial sanctions the U.S. Department of Education uses to rein in colleges.
GOP Would Freeze Pell
In attempt to balance the federal budget, House Republicans are again proposing that the maximum grant award remain at its current level for a decade.
Next Phase for Gates's Completion Agenda
After seven years and half a billion dollars, the Gates Foundation announces its four priority areas for college completion policies and plans to release a data framework for measuring performance in higher education.
'Bill of Rights' for Student Borrowers
President Obama announced a series of executive actions aimed at improving and centralizing the customer service experience of borrowers with federal student loans.
Change From Within
Education Department brings in Southern New Hampshire president, a prominent voice on competency-based education, to pursue its goals on innovation.
Socioeconomic Gaps in Virginia Higher Ed
An “extraordinarily” detailed analysis of student-level data in Virginia shows low-income students were hit hardest as public colleges and universities raised tuition during Great Recession.
With Deregulatory Slant, A Higher Ed Act Push
As colleges press their case for reducing federal requirements, a top Republican says he's committed to finishing a rewrite of the Higher Education Act this year.