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Income-Based Loans Made Simple
A new policy proposal recommends that the federal government replace its array of student loan repayment options with an income-based program that functions like a payroll tax.
Not-So-Great Expectations
Several professors recently have come under fire for communications with students they intended to remain private. But little is private in the Internet age, experts say.
Two-Tiered Tuition is Back
A year after big protests over the idea, a new California law will allow several community colleges to charge more for overbooked courses.
No Aid, No Problem
UniversityNow signs up more than 1,000 students for low-cost, competency-based degree programs without the lure of federal financial aid.
Course-Size Accreditation
Talk of a new accreditor for emerging course providers or even individual courses heats up, as experts describe how the idea might take shape.
Warning on Debit Card Dangers
Arrangements between colleges and financial institutions that provide services to students may mirror problems with private student loans and predatory credit card marketing on campuses, U.S. consumer agency says.
Plans for a Shutdown
Pell Grants and federal student loans would remain mostly unaffected by a government shutdown but federal research funding would come to a halt, according to the Obama administration’s latest contingency plans.
Opinion
When Rating Colleges, Think Diving
We need a system that takes into account the difficulty of the task, and doesn't just reward educating the most well-prepared and most prosperous students, writes Walter M. Kimbrough.