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Understanding Why Some Colleges Create Economic Mobility
New coalition of colleges, researchers and higher ed groups aims to understand why and how some institutions excel at enrolling and graduating underprivileged students (and others don’t).
U.S. Considers Partial Relief for Defrauded Student Borrowers
Education Department weighs whether -- and how -- the government should offer partial relief to some who filed borrower-defense claims.
Net Price Keeps Creeping Up
Tuition and fees increased by a few percentage points across the board, and aid failed to keep pace, annual College Board report shows.
Tough Options After Perkins
Campus officials say elimination of program won’t simplify aid system, as proponents claim, but will likely lead many students to take out private loans.
State-Funded Student Aid Holds Steady
The split between need-based and non-need-based grants remained the same year over year in 2015-16.
Crackdown on ‘Pay to Play’ for ‘Military-Friendly’ Colleges
U.S. trade commission accuses Victory Media of letting colleges pay for inclusion in “matchmaker” tool, materials targeting military service members.
Default Crisis for Black Student Borrowers
Half of all black students who took out federal student loans defaulted in 12 years, according to two analyses of new federal data on student borrowers.
Free Impact on N.Y. Community Colleges
New York's new public tuition scholarship comes with a full-time enrollment requirement, which may help boost the state's community colleges.