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Protecting Students or Leaving Them Vulnerable?
Mid-Continent University's closure last year left a messy situation for students -- and it was precipitated by financial sanctions the U.S. Department of Education uses to rein in colleges.
GOP Would Freeze Pell
In attempt to balance the federal budget, House Republicans are again proposing that the maximum grant award remain at its current level for a decade.
'Bill of Rights' for Student Borrowers
President Obama announced a series of executive actions aimed at improving and centralizing the customer service experience of borrowers with federal student loans.
Corinthian ‘Debt Strike’
Student activists refuse to pay federal loans incurred at the embattled for-profit education company and call on the Department of Education for greater borrower relief.
The Right FAFSA Reform
Shift from focusing on the number of questions to the number of times a student must fill out the form, writes Ben Miller.
Scholarships for Sex
Financial aid director at North Idaho College arrested for using Craigslist to solicit students.
A Plan for Deregulating Higher Ed
A Senate-sponsored task force releases blueprint for Congress to scale back federal requirements that higher education leaders have long said are overly burdensome.
Finding the Right Formula
Gates-funded report seeks to define and classify types of performance-based funding in 35 states, drawing tentative praise from researchers who have criticized the policies.