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Workforce Pell Has (Nearly) Arrived; It’s Not What Was Intended
Many short-term programs won’t qualify, and the necessary data systems are lacking. These limitations are a matter of (statutory) design.
Designing Successful Free College Programs
New research from the Brookings Institute highlights better and worse ways to craft a free college program. Here’s how researchers think lawmakers can get it right.
Loan Caps Will Steer Students Toward Riskier Private Lending
The hope is that graduate loan caps will put pressure on institutions to lower costs. But the caps could cost students much more in the long run.
DOJ: UCLA Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions
Trump’s Justice Department has ramped up enforcement of the Supreme Court ban on race-conscious admissions practices. Its UCLA finding shows what could be in store for other universities under investigation.
Why Students Take on Debt—and What It Reveals
A new Trellis Strategies report finds that many students are using loans to cover rising living costs while juggling work, caregiving and financial uncertainty.
DOJ Continues Fight Over Minnesota’s In-State Tuition Policy for Noncitizens
The Future Is Creative
Yet the proposed accountability framework tying programs’ eligibility for federal aid to graduate earning outcomes puts the future of arts education at risk.
S.C. Lt. Governor Threatens to Defund HBCU That Canceled Her Speech
Pamela Evette said Thursday she’s “not a vindictive person.” But she’s gotten behind a push by some lawmakers to eliminate South Carolina State University’s funding.