Student Aid Policy

Compromise would tie federal student loan interest rates to financial market, cap them, and direct some savings to reducing the deficit. Senate approval is not a sure thing.

A bipartisan group agreed late Wednesday on a change to federal student loan programs, basing interest rates on the market but including a cap.

A program is helping low-income students at seven community colleges discover new avenues of financial support, in hopes of increasing college completion.

Citing declining enrollment and bachelor's degree attainment for low-income minority students, report warns that proposals to reform federal student aid could harm access and outcomes for neediest students.

As the Senate goes home for July 4 without voting on a loan deal, interest rates for subsidized student loans will rise Monday.

Justice Department investigation into whether merit aid discussions violate antitrust rules highlights the barriers that private colleges face in dialing back the practice and the unclear laws under which they operate.

In its first year, a much-touted "shopping sheet" to help new college students and their families appears to be having minimal impact.

The Congressional Budget Office looks at costs and savings to the government of various proposed changes to federal student loan programs.