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No Easy Answer on Private Loans
Federal regulatory agency releases an overview of ways to help private student loan borrowers, but doesn't make specific suggestions on Congressional action.
Tough Words for TRIO
A new policy brief from the Brookings Institution calls for overhauling federal college preparation programs.
Aid Applicants With 2 Mothers
Changes to the FAFSA will collect information on both parents in a same-sex marriage or who are unmarried but living together.
A Rare Washington Compromise?
At a Senate hearing, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Republicans suggest they could find common ground on changing student loan interest rates to a market-based formula.
And So It Begins
With concurrent hearings, Congress takes the first tentative steps toward reauthorizing the Higher Education Act.
Opinion
Wrong Solutions on Loans
Yes, student loan debt is a major problem, but the proposals offered by both President Obama and Senate Republicans won't solve it, writes Aaron Smith.
Interests Diverge on Interest Rates
When President Obama's budget proposal emerges today, it is expected to include a proposal for a market-based student loan interest rate, putting him at odds with student advocates who were former allies.
Two Pell Grants?
A new report on rethinking financial aid calls for splitting the main federal need-based-aid program in two, with one grant for adult students and another for traditional-age students.