By Andrew Kreighbaum. Bipartisan agreement to reauthorize Perkins Career and Technical Education law would give more authority to states to determine progress of federal skills training program. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Senate on Monday unanimously passed an update to the Perkins Career and Technical Education Law. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Pell Grants may see a modest increase, but separate appropriations proposals from Senate and House would largely keep programs in line with 2018 funding levels. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department this week will take another step toward mobile access to the federal student aid application. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Washington Senator Patty Murray and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, both Democrats, asked the IRS and Treasury Department in a letter this week to clarify that student loan relief issued to former Corinthian Colleges students should not be taxed. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Higher ed groups in recent weeks have joined opposition to proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule they say would block good research from being used in drafting new regulations. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. An Education Department plan to begin cutting large debt collection firms out of the student loan system is on hold after Congress warned against move. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Senate on Monday confirmed the nomination of Scott Stump, the White House pick for assistant secretary for career, technical and adult education. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Eighty-five colleges overseen by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools would likely have lost access to federal student aid -- and most of their revenue -- if Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had not opted to temporarily reinstate the accreditor earlier this year. More...