Government

A new policy brief from the Brookings Institution calls for overhauling federal college preparation programs.

Reboot of Voluntary System of Accountability aims to give institutions more flexibility in reporting student learning -- but new options (including non-standardized one) may not have expanded enough to win many converts.

Changes to the FAFSA will collect information on both parents in a same-sex marriage or who are unmarried but living together.

One U.S. representative blasts her colleague for questioning the wisdom of specific National Science Foundation grants, warning of unprecedented "political intrusion."

State lawmakers say the U. of Wisconsin system’s budget balances are excessive. Higher education officials say that criticism is a misreading of how university budgets work. It’s not the first such conflict, and it won’t be the last.

As the number of faculty votes of dissatisfaction with university administrators rises, the influence of such votes seems to wane.

New financing policy at William & Mary embraces “high tuition/high aid” model, while emphasizing middle class affordability and investing in academic quality.