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$900 Million in Institute of Education Sciences Contracts Axed

The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.

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Opinion

Providing More Transparent College Pricing

Prospective students need better pricing information earlier in their college search process, Phillip Levine writes.

Common App Adds First Community College Members

Common App is adding its first ever community college members, the organization announced in a press release Thursday. The seven...
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Selective Colleges Double Down on QuestBridge

The program, which places promising low-income students at selective colleges, is seeing record early-admit rates and new university partnerships. What’s behind the surge in interest?

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Hegseth Moves to End Race-Based Admissions at Military Academies

Newly confirmed U.S. secretary of defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo Jan. 29 ordering the Department of Defense to eliminate...

Education Department Removes Nonbinary Gender Option on FAFSA

The U.S. Education Department is eliminating the nonbinary gender identity option from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according...

Student Visa Numbers Hit Record Despite Australian Clampdown

New figures suggest political headache for government—and educators—will not disappear any time soon.

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Too Little Access to Broad-Access Institutions

A new report found that millions of Americans don’t have any colleges with high acceptance rates nearby, or they have only one, causing geographic disparities in college access.