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Stricter ID Verification Required for Federal Aid Applicants
The Department of Education is requiring colleges and universities to implement stricter identity-verification measures for some first-time applicants for federal...
What to Expect as the Senate Tackles Reconciliation
The Senate faces a July 4 deadline to pass its own version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, leaving little time for compromise or significant changes.
It’s Not 2008 Anymore
With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.
McMahon Gets Bipartisan Grilling in the Senate
The education secretary fielded outrage from Democrats and tough questions from Republicans about massive proposed budget cuts at a hearing Tuesday.
More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect the Program
More than 10,000 alumni of federally funded TRIO programs have urged the leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees...
Opinion
Decision Days
Low-income students have the most to lose if current proposals to gut student aid and access programs become law, William Craft writes.
Trump Administration to Defend Borrower Defense Regs at Supreme Court
The Education Department is planning to defend before the Supreme Court the Biden administration’s rule that makes it easier for...
Trump Proposes Cutting Pell Grants in Order to Avert Shortfall
The administration’s proposed budget also defunds TRIO. Some programs are already losing funding, according to one association.