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Opinion
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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.

By Kim Cook

Edward Blum leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. He is a white man with gray hair wearing a business suit, walking down the white marble stairs of the Supreme Court building.
Students Financial Aid

Lawsuit Accuses Hispanic Scholarship Fund of Discrimination

A group created by the founder of Students for Fair Admissions argues a large nonprofit aid program is illegally restricted to Latinos. At issue are “contracts.”

President Harry S. Truman in front of a picture of the U.S. Capitol building and two groups of people. One group is arranging food and the other is picking up trash on a beach.
Students Financial Aid

House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs

Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.

The FAFSA form for 2025–26, with some parts of the form in green.
Quick Takes

FAFSA Completion Is Up

Free Application for Federal Student Aid completion is up this year, with 26 percent of high school seniors having filled...
Asian female professor working with a Black male student in a library on a college campus.
Student Success Health & Wellness

Helping College Students Save for the Long Term

Colleges provide financial education to help students plan for retirement.

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Government

Trump’s Effort to Break Up Education Dept. Part of Long History

An iteration of the department in 1867 lasted about a year before being demoted and not resurfacing until the Carter administration. Department or no, both Democrats and Republicans have expanded the federal role in education.

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Quick Takes

Judge Lets Group Defend Kentucky’s In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

A federal judge has granted a group of undocumented students in Kentucky the right to defend their in-state tuition rates...
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Quick Takes

Johns Hopkins: No Cost for Undergrads With Family Income Below $100K

Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday that it’s eliminating tuition, fees and living expenses for its Homewood campus undergraduates whose families...