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Twitter Fail
Education Department apologizes after image it posted on Twitter -- designed to encourage FAFSA completion -- angered many.
A Slew of Studies, Summarized
Reports suggest: College is still worth it. The student loan debt problem isn't that bad. And federal financial aid drives tuition higher and should refocus on the neediest.
Senators Start In on HEA
Two key senators circulate legislative proposals as the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act heats up in Congress.
Opinion
DeanHack: Digital Support for New Administrators
Elizabeth Simmons discusses how "productivity software" can smooth the path for new administrators -- and offers tips on the tools she finds most useful.
Promising Too Much?
A new nonprofit unveils a proposal to make public higher education free. Critics say it's too good to be true.
‘Tough Love’ for Higher Ed
An advocacy group's proposal for institutional accountability puts both for-profit colleges and elite research universities in the crosshairs.
More Short Than Venti?
The new Starbucks scholarship program is being set up in a way that will limit participation levels, and shouldn't be viewed as a national model, writes Robert Kelchen.
A Nudge to Renew
Text messages encouraging first-year community college students to fill out federal student aid form boost persistence to sophomore year, study finds.