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Senators Focus on Tuition Costs
Senators agree tuition can't keep growing, though their ideas differ on how to address the problem.
On Notice
In State of the Union speech, Obama calls for keeping student loan interest rates low and warns colleges to stop raising tuition -- or risk losing federal support.
Student Work Hours: Up and Down
Time spent on the job increased sharply from 1970s through 1990s, then held steady until a dramatic drop in 2009, study finds.
What They See, What They Get
In light of criticism about job placement and student debt in legal education, admissions officers discuss transparency in law school admissions.
Mismatch on Loan Negotiations?
Negotiators tapped to debate mostly technical changes in student loan rules have more of an activist bent.
Law and Disorder
Report explores the deepening crisis in law schools and what the rest of higher education can learn from it.
Maximum Pell Preserved
A budget compromise would slightly increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and change eligibility for the largest federal grant program for college students.
Price Back in the Spotlight
A Congressional subcommittee and Education Secretary Arne Duncan are both taking steps to address rising tuition costs.