Student Aid Policy

Even as GAO and others say department needs to do more to monitor institutions for financial risks, department doesn't plan changes.

Megan McClean Coval warns of the dangers of Congress’s proposed cuts to the Pell Grant reserve fund.

For those who took out loans to attend for-profit institutions accused of fraud and abuse, delays from Education Department in reviewing loan-forgiveness claims are salt in the wounds. Inside Higher Ed spoke to several of those borrowers.

Using funds from its endowment to expand financial aid, Boston University notches sizable increase in proportion of its freshmen who come from low-income backgrounds.

The agency this week quietly ended a collaboration with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to share information about student loan complaints.

Biggest for-profit college trade group isn't waiting for favorable outcome from Department of Education's rule-making process.

Public universities in the state were slapped with sanctions that will slow release of federal student aid and add an extra layer of approval for new programs -- a result of three years of late audits, the top reason public universities suffer the penalty.

Education secretary plans to shake up student loan servicing again. The department remains committed to single website for student borrowers.