Student Aid Policy

Allowing learners to use the Pell Grant for short-term programs could build a different kind of bridge -- one that links training, education and employment, argue Jamie Merisotis and Julie Peller.

Low-income and first-generation students find it difficult to fill it out, and they fill it out themselves, EAB survey finds.

Start-up uses an algorithm developed by Sara Goldrick-Rab to approve student emergency aid applications quickly. Experts say the outsourcing can work, if known pitfalls can be avoided.

A better set of outcomes-based state funding metrics can encourage institutions to focus on low-income and minority students' success, a new report argues.

The hearing on what could be a landmark case on college athlete compensation was focused on athlete exploitation and the potential destruction of the college sports model.

People who have defaulted on privately held education loans are now in for the same COVID-19 flexibilities as other borrowers.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association and its member institutions will face a number of challenges to long-held values and policies this year.

Federal Student Aid’s COO resigned Friday, amid political pressure from progressives. Meanwhile, FAFSA underwent technical difficulties, potentially impacting some students’ ability to submit.