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Colorado Bill Seen as Model for Improving Credit Transfer
The measure, passed on a bipartisan basis, would guarantee that more courses count toward students’ majors and require transparency on colleges’ transfer activity.
Our Kids Could Benefit From Legacy Preferences at Yale: We Still Oppose Them
Birikti Kahsai and Sam Haddad argue it’s past time for legacy admissions to end.
College Indecision Day
May 1 normally marks the start of students’ higher ed journeys. The FAFSA fiasco has cast a shadow over this year’s celebrations for those still waiting on aid packages.
Connecticut Waters Down Anti-Legacy Bill
Mixed-Status Families Can Now Complete FAFSA
Troubled FAFSA Rollout Hides Deeper Problems
The new FAFSA formula undermines the longtime goal of creating a better, fairer federal student aid process, Diane Auer Jones and Jim Blew write.
Chicago Art School Deploys Machine Learning in Admissions
After winning a $50,000 grant, the university is deploying the technology to gauge which students are most likely to accept its offers.
Richard Cordray Takes the Fall for FAFSA Fiasco
The Federal Student Aid chief and debt-relief czar is stepping down after months of criticism over the bungled FAFSA overhaul. But is now the right time for accountability?