Student Aid Policy

In deficit-minded times, student aid has already proven to be a potential casualty. As interest rates go up but need-based aid stays level, expect more of the same, experts say.

Predictions of calamity in transition to government-based student lending have not come to pass. But U.S. faces another daunting task: helping colleges help borrowers avoid default.

In the midst of an economic crisis, financial literacy programs at colleges around the country are expanding.

Latino students need more information to get the most out of financial aid, study finds.