Filter & Sort
Fixing Student Aid, for Students
Young Invincibles offers a roadmap for reforming federal financial assistance -- putting recipients first.
Some College, No Degree, No Pell
Changes to grant eligibility are hitting transfer students, and returning dropouts, particularly hard.
Students' Debt Loads Increase Again
Annual report from the Institute for College Access and Success finds students borrow an average of $26,600.
Cracking Down on PLUS Loans
Over the past year, the Education Department has made it harder for parents to borrow on behalf of their children in college. Historically black colleges say they are disproportionately affected.
A Net Disappointment
Review of net price calculators finds that many are hard to find, confusing to use or inconsistent.
Default Rates Continue Climb, Mostly
The two-year default rate for federal student loans increased again this year, but defaults at for-profit colleges fell.
SUNY vs. Student Debt
A large university system begins statewide effort to help students manage debt and avoid defaults.
Higher Ed Scholars' Voucher War
A high-profile study asserting that New York program increased college enrollment of low-income black students comes under attack from a leading scholar of financial aid policy.