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Cardona Tangles With House Republicans

In a fiery House hearing Tuesday, the education secretary apologized for FAFSA delays and pressed for more funding to support investigations into campus antisemitism. But many of his answers frustrated Republicans.

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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.

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Protests Come for Prospective Students

The latest wave of college protests coincided with events for admitted students and a busy season for campus tours. Admissions offices are walking a thin line to avoid disruption.

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Opinion

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.

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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.

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Connecticut Waters Down Anti-Legacy Bill

Connecticut lawmakers will not move ahead with a proposed ban on legacy admissions preferences that advanced from committee in March...

Mixed-Status Families Can Now Complete FAFSA

The Department of Education has implemented a temporary fix to the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that...
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Opinion

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.