By Andrew Kreighbaum. A proposal to tax some large private college endowments made it into the final version of a tax reform bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators this week. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Reports indicate congressional negotiators have dropped repeal of tax-exempt tuition waivers for graduate students and other provisions affecting higher ed from final tax-reform bill. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Republicans on House education committee -- with little patience for complaints over rushed process -- advanced out of committee an expansive update to law governing federal aid programs. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The massive Higher Education Act bill that the House of Representatives education committee will begin debating today got a slight revision Monday, as the panel's Republican leaders offered a modest nod to greater transparency about student outcomes. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. As Republicans in Congress look to change course on graduate lending policies, some higher education groups warn about limiting access and tougher paths to service-oriented careers. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. On eve of vote on Senate tax reform plan, we compare it to the House version, which would hurt students and families more. Both would hit colleges and universities hard by imposing new taxes and constraining state budgets. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department plans a new platform aimed at smoothing applications for student aid and helping borrowers manage loan payments. But Congress must act to remove the most serious obstacles to completion of the FAFSA. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. For-profit law school chain InfiLaw is looking to sell its two remaining law programs, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. In documents released this week ahead of a negotiated rulemaking session on the gainful employment rule, the Department of Education signaled potential limits to Obama era regulation that went into effect last year. The gainful employment regulation was written to weed out poor-performing career education programs that produce too many graduates with debt they can't repay. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. The proposed update to the Higher Education Act introduced in the House Friday would allow colleges to refrain from investigating sexual assault allegations while a criminal inquiry is under way if police or prosecutors request such a delay. More...