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A Financial Aid Overhaul
The latest white paper in Gates-funded effort to rethink financial aid calls for a shored-up Pell Grant, streamlined student loans and the end of higher education tax credits.
What Student Aid Research Shows
Drawing on 50 years of studies, two economists urge policy makers to simplify delivery and design and link aid to performance in college -- conclusions other scholars challenge.
Hefty Fine in NYIT Partnership
U.S. orders New York Institute of Technology and Cardean Learning Group to pay $4 million for illegally compensating recruiters based on how many students enrolled in new online college.
New Look for Lumina
Foundation picks new strategies for its college attainment push and grant-making, with a focus on metro areas, innovations and results.
Do Veterans Graduate?
The U.S. Veterans Administration and the National Student Clearinghouse team up to track graduation rates.
Baby Steps for Need-Based Aid
At meeting of private college presidents, campaign to discourage use of student aid that is not tied to financial need gains some momentum.
A Guaranteed Pell Grant?
A study suggests that guaranteeing a Pell Grant for low-income students as early as the eighth grade could increase college access and completion.