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Bounty of Promise Programs in California
With nearly 50 different local tuition-free initiatives, California colleges contemplate how they may merge existing programs with a new statewide plan.
Defining Colleges' Liability for Fraud Claims
Trump administration will ask negotiators of borrower-defense rule to reconsider institutions’ liability for claims of misrepresentation -- a request that has some worried DeVos plans to let bad programs off the hook.
Tax Benefits at Risk for Colleges, Student Borrowers
Republican tax reform plan would tax large endowments and limit or kill key deductions, including one for student loan interest and another for graduate students.
Free Community College Picks Up Steam
More young people are being exposed to the free community college movement than ever before, but some experts worry that tuition-free programs may not be sustainable or may create unintended consequences.
Understanding Why Some Colleges Create Economic Mobility
New coalition of colleges, researchers and higher ed groups aims to understand why and how some institutions excel at enrolling and graduating underprivileged students (and others don’t).
U.S. Considers Partial Relief for Defrauded Student Borrowers
Education Department weighs whether -- and how -- the government should offer partial relief to some who filed borrower-defense claims.
Net Price Keeps Creeping Up
Tuition and fees increased by a few percentage points across the board, and aid failed to keep pace, annual College Board report shows.
Tough Options After Perkins
Campus officials say elimination of program won’t simplify aid system, as proponents claim, but will likely lead many students to take out private loans.