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Higher Ed Groups Have a Plan to Improve Financial Aid Offers
Nearly a year after the Government Accountability Office said that colleges are failing to tell students how much their education will actually cost, a new initiative aims to provide students with more clarity. But skeptics say Congress still needs to act.
U.S. Discharges $37M in Loans for 1,200 University of Phoenix Students
More than 1,200 University of Phoenix students will have their student loans forgiven after the Education Department found that the...
U.S. Won’t Ask Transgender Question on New FAFSA
The Education Department is no longer planning to ask students whether they are transgender on the new Free Application for...
Opinion
A Change of Control
New regulations take aim at self-dealing and other abuses in for-profit–to–not-for-profit conversions, Kyle Southern and Carolyn Fast write.
Congressional Republicans Seek to Block Income-Based Repayment Plan
More than four million student loan borrowers have signed up for a new income-driven repayment plan, the Education Department announced...
U.S. Discharges $72 Million in Loans for Ashford Students
The University of Arizona Global Campus, which acquired Ashford in 2020, might be on the hook for the discharged student loans.
Florida’s Accreditation Shuffle Begins
Education Department approves one Florida college’s application to change accreditors. A new state law—and Ron DeSantis—dictate that Florida’s 39 other public colleges do the same.
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Ban on Student Loan Collection Fees
A month before student loan payments are scheduled to restart, a federal appeals court has reinstated a ban on student...