Student Aid Policy

The order blocked the Biden administration’s SAVE plan and raised questions about the Education Department’s authority to forgive loans under other repayment plans as well—all the way back to 1994.

A new survey from New Mexico shows that nearly 60 percent of students are food insecure. Experts say that number likely rose when the state’s free-tuition program made college more accessible for low-income learners.

Community colleges spent much of their federal COVID-19 relief funds on student supports, technology and infrastructure. Now those funds are drying up, and colleges are wondering what’s next.

By pushing back the form’s mass release to Dec. 1, the department is hoping to avoid the technical issues that plagued this year’s application.

The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden.

Urban Institute researchers say the financial burden not only puts a strain on the borrowers themselves but also the social welfare programs designed to be their safety net.

The chamber’s draft spending plan doesn’t make the sweeping cuts to the Education Department that House Republicans want to see, setting up yet another fight over the federal budget.

The latest federal study on food insecurity among college students underscores the need for more systemic changes to the federal food-assistance program.