By Andrew Kreighbaum. New data from Education Department put spotlight on high borrowing for some graduate programs. But experts are skeptical more information on students alone will move the needle on enrollment decisions. More...
Biden Promises Fix to Public Service Loan Forgiveness
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Former vice president Joe Biden, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, promised in an education plan released Tuesday to "see to it" that the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is "fixed, simplified and actually helps teachers". More...
Turning to Courts for Loan Forgiveness
By Andrew Kreighbaum. As months pass without action by the Trump administration on loan-forgiveness claims, some borrowers who attended defunct for-profits find success clearing loan debt through the courts. More...
National American Students Surprised by Closures
By Andrew Kreighbaum. National American University, a for-profit college chain based in South Dakota, last year began shifting its focus to online education after several years of declining enrollment. But the company's winding down of its physical locations has taken some students by surprise, according to local media reports. More...
Democratic Primary Voters Back Student Loan Forgiveness in Poll
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A majority of Democratic primary voters say they favor some form of student loan forgiveness in a Newsy/Ipsos poll released Thursday. More...
Trump Official Says No Timeline for Review of Borrower-Defense Claims
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A top Education Department official said Wednesday that she could offer no timeline for the review of more than 158,000 outstanding borrower-defense claims. More...
Beefing Up the College Scorecard
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Trump administration releases new program-level data on student loans in update to College Scorecard, a first step toward producing outcomes for all college programs. More...
Connecting Federal Work-Study to Careers
By Andrew Kreighbaum. DeVos plans a pilot program that will allow colleges to use Federal Work-Study funds for private-sector employment. Department also seeks to expand experiment providing Pell Grants to incarcerated students. More...
Unintended Consequences of GOP Tax Law
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Tax-cut law rushed to passage in 2017 included increase in taxes on students with college scholarships. Lawmakers say they plan to introduce fix this week. More...
Boosting Aid With a Tax on Business
By Ashley A. Smith. Washington State's new scholarship program, which will help make college free for thousands of students, will be funded by a tax on businesses that need highly skilled and educated employees. More...