Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As part of the White House Student Debt Challenge, American Student Assistance, a private nonprofit dedicated to eliminating finance as a barrier to education and the dreams education enables, has committed to spreading the word about federal student loan income driven repayment (IDR) options to at least 1 million borrowers before the end of 2016. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Four years after graduating from the University of Washington, Audra Linsenmayer began to realize that the job opportunities were few for someone who had majored in English and psychology, as she had. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Though we like to think of a college degree as an unqualified good, it isn’t always. Maybe even especially not so for those who are seen to be the greatest beneficiaries of a socioeconomic-boosting credential: low-income young people. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Low-income students who graduate from Boston’s public high schools with at least a “C” average will be eligible for free tuition at community colleges in Charlestown or Roxbury under a plan announced Friday by Mayor Martin J. Walsh. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When Gregory Crawford becomes Miami University’s president in June, his salary will be about 15 percent more than that of his predecessor. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In recent years much debate has arisen about the value of a college degree. Many argue that learning is intrinsically worthwhile for its own sake. But a great number of students and parents want to know the financial bottom line before they commit to enrolling in a college that could cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for a four-year degree. What is the payoff. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Hundreds of food pantries cropping up on college campuses offer one stark symbol of the gulf between the experiences of rich and poor as they reach for the American dream. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled the student loan Payback Playbook, a set of prototype disclosures that outline a path to affordable payments for borrowers trying to avoid student debt distress. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. I think some clarity is in order. Ohio does have a real problem with the affordability of its state-funded schools. A quick look at the 2016 College Scorecard, produced by the U.S. Department of Education, reveals that the average debt of a student graduating from Ohio State University is $22,250. A graduate of the University of Toledo graduates with $24,994. Shockingly, the typical Central State graduate leaves with more than $39,000 in federal student-loan debt. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Taking shelter from the cold and chilly night inside a cavernous gym in a community center in the East London borough of Newham, two dozen teenagers gossip, stretch, and set up hurdles for a track-and-field training session. More...