Government

The current benefits available for higher education aren’t helping the students who need them most, experts told members of the House’s tax-writing committee.

As college students across the country face food and housing insecurity, Democrats in Congress are hoping to pass legislation that can help.

The value of the Pell Grant hasn’t kept up with the cost of college, making a substantial increase in the maximum award amount worthy of support from both sides of the aisle.

Campus safety and sexual assault prevention advocates are pushing U.S. Department of Education officials to put more focus on enforcement of the Clery Act.

Justices unanimously rule the NCAA cannot bar compensation for education-related benefits. But the narrow ruling may not upend the NCAA amateurism model as much as some had hoped (and feared).

Commenters at the public hearing addressed topics related to federal student aid, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness, widespread debt cancellation and the responsibility of for-profit institutions.

The Senate is expected to take up the House-passed bill, which would standardize federal elections across the country -- making voting easier for college students.

The colleges appear to be leading students to risky loan providers, raising questions about the relationship between the institutions and lenders and how much information they’re disclosing to students.