By Andrew Kreighbaum. Student loan debt has become perhaps the biggest preoccupation of policy makers overseeing the higher education system. More...
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Democratic Contenders Get Ambitious With Equity Proposals
Barriers to Loan Forgiveness
By Andrew Kreighbaum. While just a handful of borrowers have received Public Service Loan Forgiveness so far, the real payouts -- and renewed debates about the program's cost -- still loom. More...
Department of Ed Told to Offer Guidance on Loan Program
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Education Department has not provided enough guidance on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to borrowers or loan servicers, a Government Accountability Office report found. More...
Navient's Role in Loan Servicing Overhaul
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Trump administration's list of primary finalists to operate an overhauled student loan servicing system excludes Navient, a large and controversial servicer, which instead is participating in the program as a subcontractor in a team. More...
College Scorecard Drops National Comparison Data
By Andrew Kreighbaum. In its latest update to the College Scorecard, the Education Department has dropped data putting key outcomes measures for individual colleges in context. The department is making those changes as it pushes transparency offered by the Scorecard as an alternative to accountability provisions in the gainful-employment rule. More...
New Tool for FAFSA Completion
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Advocates hope new myStudentAid mobile app will mean more applicants finish the FAFSA. More...
U.S. to Investigate Bathroom Policy for Transgender Students
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Trump administration says it will investigate whether a Georgia school district’s policy allowing students to choose the bathroom corresponding with their gender identity contributed to a “hostile environment” for female students. More...
Missed Deadline Stalls DeVos Agenda
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department says it won't meet November deadline to overhaul borrower-defense and gainful-employment rules, raising the stakes for legal challenges to the Obama-era regulations. More...
Education Department Misstated Support for ACICS
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A senior Education Department official’s recommendation to extend federal approval for a troubled accreditor attributed endorsements of the decision to several peer organizations. The problem? As Politico reported last week, those accreditors say they never backed the move. More...
Frustrations Over Consumer Tool
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Trump administration's changes to a key transparency tool have frustrated even some supporters among veterans' groups. More...
