Student Aid Policy

Colleges (and nontraditional providers) experiment with income-share agreements as innovation that could help some people afford education and training.

Support for vocational education is crossing the partisan divide, with growing calls for a policy focus on apprenticeships and education programs that don't feature the four-year degree.

John M. Burdick provides an insider’s view as to why he thinks the New York State Excelsior Scholarship isn’t actually giving students free college.

The second chance for year-round Pell Grants also means a new opportunity for the U.S. Department of Education to get implementation right this go-round, Ben Miller writes.

Net tuition revenue per full-time equivalent student decreased after unrestricted tuition discount rates hit 28.7 percent.

There is a better and simpler way for all states to achieve the goal of greater affordability within existing budget levels without imposing unreasonable requirements, argues Arthur M. Hauptman.

Most students pay more for college than an affordability benchmark recommends, according to a new report, and some of the overspending is by choice.

Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid.