Filter & Sort
Corinthian ‘Debt Strike’
Student activists refuse to pay federal loans incurred at the embattled for-profit education company and call on the Department of Education for greater borrower relief.
Opinion
The Right FAFSA Reform
Shift from focusing on the number of questions to the number of times a student must fill out the form, writes Ben Miller.
Upping the Ante on Free
Senator Sanders, the Vermont independent and possible 2016 presidential contender, calls on Congress to boost federal higher ed spending to allow states to slash public college tuition in half.
Scholarships for Sex
Financial aid director at North Idaho College arrested for using Craigslist to solicit students.
A Plan for Deregulating Higher Ed
A Senate-sponsored task force releases blueprint for Congress to scale back federal requirements that higher education leaders have long said are overly burdensome.
Finding the Right Formula
Gates-funded report seeks to define and classify types of performance-based funding in 35 states, drawing tentative praise from researchers who have criticized the policies.
Ratings Release Draws Nearer
Education Department official gives earlier release date for college ratings while talking about quest for quality data and how to capture multiple student goals and outcomes.
In FAFSA Simplification, Complexity
How many questions are really needed? And how many just confuse?