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Removing Barriers for Students With Disabilities

A bill supported by Democrats and Republicans would eliminate the costs and burdens that students with disabilities face in accessing college accommodations.

Broadening the Right to Sue

Federal appeals court says blind students have broad right to sue Los Angeles Community College District.
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, a middle-aged Hispanic man with a goatee wearing glasses and a business suit.

$5.8 Billion in Relief for Disabled Borrowers

The automated process will allow student borrowers with a disability to receive the loan discharges they’re eligible for without having to file additional paperwork.

‘Survivors Can’t Wait’

Petition demands the Department of Education take action by Oct. 1 to undo the Trump administration’s Title IX regulations, given that most sexual assaults occur at the beginning of the academic year.

Growing Like a Weed

Higher ed institutions are increasingly launching courses and programs to train students for the cannabis industry and to demystify the science around the drug as more states legalize marijuana.

Collaborating to Fix Student Loans

The Department of Education has been listening to suggestions from Senators Schumer and Warren on how it can address student debt in the future. And the Senate appears ready -- after its recess -- to confirm James Kvaal.

Can Biden Cancel Student Debt? Depends Who You Ask

Legal analyses of the same provision in the Higher Education Act come to different conclusions as to whether the administration has the authority to unilaterally cancel student loan debt.

State Higher Ed Funding Looks Positive

Experts' fears that state higher education funding would decline this fiscal year have largely abated.