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White House plan confirms drastic cuts to many programs while proposing to substantially alter loan programs.

In several states, proposals seek to curb or end expensive grant programs that aren’t going to those who are most in need.

In Indiana, encouraging students to pursue a full credit load is having a positive impact on students when the financial incentive is significant, according to a new analysis.

Colleges (and nontraditional providers) experiment with income-share agreements as innovation that could help some people afford education and training.

Details leaked about forthcoming budget include large cuts to college aid programs and end Public Service Loan Forgiveness and subsidized loan programs. Other leaks point to new proposals to cut science.

Boston-area nonprofit will pay gang members who want to go to college and get off the street, with a goal of improving communities.

Officials at Parkland College in Illinois await a judge’s decision on whether a newly elected college board member can keep her job as a faculty member.

John M. Burdick provides an insider’s view as to why he thinks the New York State Excelsior Scholarship isn’t actually giving students free college.

By John M. Burdick