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A Tougher Test for Colleges
Repayment rates may replace default rates as key measure of quality. That's bad news for many for-profit and historically black colleges, and some community colleges, too.
A Game Changer for Financial Aid
Allowing applicants for financial aid to use income information from two-year-old tax returns, instead of only the prior year's, is a big win for students, says W. Kent Barnds.
Success of Nontraditional Students
The administration's new college Scorecard makes such students invisible, writes U of Phoenix president.
Next Steps on FAFSA
The Obama administration's FAFSA changes generate support -- and a few questions -- from colleges and financial aid experts.
FAFSA Reform
"Prior-prior year" and ability to apply months earlier than in the past are seen as ways to simplify the process.
Money for Debt Relief Fight
Corinthian's court-approved liquidation plan will provide $4.3 million for former students, which they will use to press U.S. to grant more sweeping discharges for students of the defunct for-profit chain.
Discounting Grows Again
The rate at which private colleges discounted their tuition crept ever closer to 50 percent in 2014, drawing warnings about unsustainability.
New Debt Relief Rules Coming
Obama administration plans to clarify when defrauded student loan borrowers can have their loans forgiven -- and give the Education Department new tools to go after colleges.