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Education Dept. Labels Hundreds of Colleges as ‘Lower Earnings’

The colleges on the list enroll fewer than 3 percent of undergraduates.

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College Affordability Nonprofit Warns of Student Debt ‘Default Cliff’

A new survey of federal student loan borrowers by the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit focused on...
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New Deep Dive: Making OBBBA Implementation Work for Students

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is the biggest shake-up to federal higher education policy in more than a decade...
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Ed Dept. Calls Civil Rights Workers It’s Trying to Ax Back to Work

The Education Department is calling Office for Civil Rights employees who were fired earlier this year back to work. The...
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Education Dept. Wants to Begin and End Workforce Pell This Week

Higher ed policy experts question whether one week of negotiations will be enough to figure out how to expand the Pell Grant to workforce training programs.

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Report: Impact of Chinese Research ‘On Par’ With U.S.

China’s rise in research output and influence has coincided with the U.S. government’s increased focus on research security over the past several years, according to a new report.

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Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow

The American Enterprise Institute, a prominent conservative-leaning think tank, has named former U.S. senator and university president Ben Sasse a...
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Opinion

For New High School Grads, Workforce Pell Might Be Wrong Place to Start

Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this.