By Paul Fain. Two analyses of newly released federal data on student loans reveal serious default problems for African-American borrowers. More...

By Paul Fain. Many certificate and associate degree programs can be a path to the middle class, according to a new analysis from the American Enterprise Institute. More...

By Paul Fain. Attorneys general in 18 states have sued the U.S. Department of Education over the Trump administration's move to pause enforcement of the so-called gainful-employment rule, which applies to vocational programs at nonprofit colleges and to all programs at for-profit institutions. More...

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on Monday released a new curriculum it hopes employers, government and higher education can use to better collaborate on closing the skills gap. More...

By Paul Fain. Half of all black students who took out federal student loans defaulted in 12 years, according to two analyses of new federal data on student borrowers. More...

By Paul Fain. The Federal Trade Commission and a group of states last week announced a coordinated law-enforcement action against deceptive student loan debt relief scams. More...

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday dropped a controversial plan to suspend an ethics law that prevents its employees from receiving pay or other benefits from for-profit institutions, The Associated Press reported. More...

By Paul Fain. Small increases in course loads can increase the odds that students will stick with college and eventually graduate, particularly part-time students. That's the central finding of a new report from Civitas Learning, a student success company with a focus on predictive analytics. More...

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education is scrutinizing an aspect of the proposed acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue University, The Washington Post reported Friday. Purdue, however, said the reported potential regulatory problem is not an issue. More...

By Paul Fain. The Quality Assurance Commons for Higher & Postsecondary Education is a new group that is exploring alternative approaches to accreditation in higher education. With funding from the Lumina Foundation and through the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, the QA Commons last week announced a pilot project to assess higher education programs at 14 institutions around the country. More...