Government

Education Department weighs whether -- and how -- the government should offer partial relief to some who filed borrower-defense claims.

Tuition and fees increased by a few percentage points across the board, and aid failed to keep pace, annual College Board report shows.

A professor considers how he should advise such a student applying to Ph.D. programs in a STEM field.

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.

The split between need-based and non-need-based grants remained the same year over year in 2015-16.

U.S. trade commission accuses Victory Media of letting colleges pay for inclusion in “matchmaker” tool, materials targeting military service members.

The new status quo may be more calls by state lawmakers for better completion rates and work-force outcomes.

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.