By Scott Jaschik. A federal district court on Friday ordered the Education Department to resume full debt relief for those previously found to have been defrauded by the defunct for-profit Corinthian Colleges, the Associated Press reported. The Obama administration started a program for full debt relief, but the Trump administration pulled back that plan and said it would provide only partial relief, based on earnings data from students in comparable programs. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Morthland College, a small Christian institution in Illinois, has announced that it is shutting down. The college has faced scrutiny from state officials and its accreditor, the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, since the U.S. Education Department put Morthland on the heightened cash monitoring list, which makes it more difficult for federal funds to flow to aid for the college's students. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Thirty-two nonfaculty employees at Benedictine University, in Illinois, were informed Friday that their jobs are being eliminated. Most of them worked at a Springfield campus that is being shut down. More...

By Scott Jaschik. A profile in The Wall Street Journal explores how an orthodontist, Mike Meru, faces student loan debt of $1,060,945.42. His debt (much of it interest) comes entirely from paying for dental school at the University of Southern California. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Education Department: When high schools or states register all students for SAT or ACT, parents must approve of participation in surveys that are used by colleges to recruit. More...

By Scott Jaschik. When a college is named for two slave owners, one of whom was a Confederate hero, history is complicated. Can Washington and Lee keep its name and still be seen as welcoming to all. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Many private high schools boast in recruitment materials about the success of their graduates in gaining admission to top colleges. After all, many parents who can afford to do so pay private school tuition in part because they want their children to have success after high school. More...