Government

Early takeaways from new federal data show lower proportion of some nontraditional student types and racial disparities in graduate borrowing.

Most public universities are no longer affordable for low-income students, writes Carrie Warick, leaving few financially safe options for applicants.

A two-year college in Ohio will award students a free second year of tuition if they successfully finish their first year while completing at least 30 credit hours.

College leaders talk about their participation on a federal task force on apprenticeships, which last week issued a report with scathing criticism of traditional higher education.

Report finds loan program -- critical to many historically black institutions -- exacerbates economic inequality for low-income black families by adding student debt they can't repay.

Federal task force releases "roadmap" for alternative federal system for apprenticeships, with calls for more industry involvement and criticism of higher education. But questions remain about how the new system would work.

A new analysis sheds light on the need to help students who are 75 percent of the way toward a degree but are at risk of dropping out.

Four-fifths of the money approved by Education Department to help students from Puerto Rico went to those on the mainland. And critics say new pot of money has application process that will disadvantage island universities.