Submitted by Tim Goral. Numbers have a way of revealing the real story that lies beneath the rhetoric and misinformation of controversial topics. Take the ongoing Federal Perkins Loan debate, for example. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A group of Democratic members of the House of Representatives are sending a letter this morning calling on the Department of Education to "automatically discharge the debt" of all students who attended campuses run by now-bankrupt Corinthian Colleges, one of the worst actors in the scandalized for-profit college sector. More...

By Michael Stratford. The share of federal student loan borrowers who default on their debt within three years of entering repayment dropped for the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. In a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education, administration officials outlined a range of recommendations for improving the nation’s student loan system, most of which require congressional action. Read more...

By Paul Fain. Community colleges are relatively affordable, and their students tend to borrow less than those who attend other types of institutions. Yet the debt students rack up at community colleges is troubling. Read more...

By Michael Stratford. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally announced Tuesday that it will explore new regulations on student loan servicing companies, calling for changes in an industry it says is bedeviled by widespread failures that are harming borrowers. Read more...