Student Aid Policy

Advocates who helped prod Democratic presidential candidates to embrace the concept seek to spread the issue into election drives for the U.S. Senate and House.

Education Department will let some colleges experiment with required loan counseling, which some hope will discourage overborrowing.

Education Department's proposed rule for student debt forgiveness could threaten traditional colleges as well as for-profits, particularly over its broad view of what counts as misrepresentation.

Contrary to college standing as an open thoroughfare for Americans wanting to improve their lives, it has become a gated toll road primarily available to those from middle-class and upper-class families, argues Jeffrey J. Williams.

Temple makes a sudden change after $22 million in overspending on financial aid. But faculty members object to what they see as a lack of information and disrespect for an academic leader many respect.

During a three-month hiatus, borrowers would be encouraged to refinance at lower interest rates.

Researchers say the real test of a state student aid program may not be enrollment alone, but graduate school, lifetime income and more.