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Putting Community Colleges to Work
The White House talks up $550 million in job training programs aimed at community colleges, including $100 million in new funding for apprenticeships.
Opinion
Without Feathers
A new book describes the history of resistance to the income tax. Scott McLemee celebrates April 16 with a look.
Shift in Scrutiny of Loan Servicers
Education Department plans changes in how it evaluates student loan servicers. Consumer advocates and some members of Congress have criticized the department's oversight of the companies.
Automatic Income-Based Repayment?
Policy makers and higher education researchers grapple with how to reform and overhaul federal income-based repayment programs for student loan borrowers.
Grants vs. Loans
Study finds that government grants have a positive impact on the graduation rates of low-income students, but unsubsidized loans counter that impact.
Collateral Damage
Congress expanded federal student loan default metrics to scrutinize for-profits, but community colleges are worried, too, at least one with good reason.
Higher Ed Cuts in GOP Budget
House Republicans unveil their 2015 budget proposal, which calls for a 10-year freeze on the maximum Pell Grant and would eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Ed Dept. Defends Loan Servicing
Several Senate Democrats had pointed questions for the Education Department over how it oversees the companies that manage student-loan borrowers’ payments.