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N.Y.'s Tuition-Free Dream Meets Details
Clawback provisions and residency requirements worry critics, but New York's governor is pushing the big picture.
A Marketplace in Confusion
New York's private colleges and universities don't know what to expect under the state's free tuition program for students attending public colleges.
Opinion
University Research and the Great Mistake
Universities are caught in a privatization trap that they built themselves and that will be difficult to take apart, argues Christopher Newfield.
Choice and Student Debt
Most students pay more for college than an affordability benchmark recommends, according to a new report, and some of the overspending is by choice.
U.S. Alters Rules for Picking Student Loan Servicers
New federal memorandum rescinds previous guidance governing selection of loan servicers, removing some consumer protections.
New York Adopts Free Tuition
SUNY and CUNY students from families with incomes up to $125,000 will not pay tuition. But some aid experts are alarmed by requirement that graduates stay in state for same number of years they receive the benefit.
IRS Debacle Sows Confusion, Hassles
Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid.
Year-Round Pell's Likely Return
Congressional Republicans and the Trump White House appear poised to bring back year-round Pell Grant eligibility, which the Obama administration and Congress nixed in 2012 over cost concerns.