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Tax Breaks for Students
President Obama will seek to make a tuition tax credit permanent and exempt student loan debt forgiveness from taxation.
CFPB vs. ITT
Consumer protection bureau's first action against a for-profit college signals how aggressively the watchdog agency plans to use its enforcement powers in the industry.
The Tax Bill Cometh
House Republicans' vision for tax reform would consolidate tuition tax breaks into a single, more refundable credit -- but end benefits for student borrowers, repeal deduction for those who purchase football tickets, and tax the cherished tuition remission for college employees.
Risk Management
The U.S. Education Department must do more to prevent financial aid fraud in distance education, a federal audit says.
Private Colleges' Turn to Cry
As the budget forecast turns sunnier for California's public institutions, the privates worry about cuts to a state scholarship program on which their students rely.
Swift Changes to Aid Sites
Responding to unusually detailed criticism from a member of Congress last week, dozens of colleges change the wording of their financial aid websites.
A New Deregulatory Push
As Senator Alexander pushes to deregulate higher education, college leaders meet to discuss which rules to cut.
Politician-Public Divide
Seeking to gauge how to rebuild public support for higher ed, survey project finds that Americans have less vocational view of college than their leaders do.