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‘Game-Changing Crisis’: Lawmakers, Experts Vent FAFSA Frustrations
While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.
When FAFSA Completion Takes a Village
In New York City, completion rates for the revamped federal form are down a whopping 45 percent. City agencies, higher ed partners and advocacy groups are pooling their resources to get back on track.
We Should Rethink Performance-Based Funding
States should provide upfront funding for colleges to invest in proven strategies to meet completion goals, Charles Ansell writes.
FAFSA Fallout on Capitol Hill
A House committee held its first hearing Wednesday on the disastrous launch of the new FAFSA.
Are DEI Office Name Changes Enough?
As DEI bans impact colleges nationwide, many institutions are renaming their offices to something more innocuous. The results have been varied.
Biden Touts Latest Debt Relief Plan
With events in three states, Biden and other officials detailed the latest plans to provide debt relief—doubling down on loan forgiveness as a key campaign issue.
A Lost ‘Fight to Prevent State Overreach’ at Tennessee State
The historically Black university’s Board of Trustees has been replaced by the governor's picks.
After FAFSA Issues, Education Department Faces ‘Crisis of Credibility’
Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system.