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Education Spending in the Crosshairs
Many cuts proposed by Trump have been avoided in House appropriations bill, but GOP budget resolution could lead to major changes to student aid.
Obama Under Secretary Is ACE's Next President
Ted Mitchell brings a wide-ranging background to the American Council on Education, including work on reforms the higher education lobby group has opposed.
A Punishment That Doesn't Work
A new research paper finds that excess credit hour policies don’t lead to completion, just more student debt.
Expanding GI Bill Benefits
The GI Bill update, the first since 2011, removes 15-year time limit for benefits and awards semester of aid to veterans affected by closures of for-profit colleges.
In 'Scholarship Displacement' Debate, Who Speaks for Low-Income Students?
New state law generates much praise for private scholarship providers and much criticism of colleges, but few have noticed that many of these scholarships aren't awarded based on need.
New State Aid, With Strings Attached
Private colleges in New York State criticized Governor Cuomo’s plan to give some of their students much more aid in return for limits on tuition increases and more money from institutions. But 30 are still opting in.
When Net Price Setting Pays Off
University of Dayton reports strong results for first class graduating under a financial aid plan keeping students' net tuition stable for four years, but considerable risks mean the idea might not always transfer well.
A Fast Start?
New York’s much-debated free public college tuition program received 21,000 applications in five days, a quick start even as many colleges project few students will receive aid from the effort.