Why Default Rates Aren’t Enough
Recent data show there's a better way to figure out which schools are failing their student loan borrowers.
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Fix Free College: Are We a Nation of States? What’s the State of Our Nation?
Higher Education in the Election
Americans believe education beyond high school is necessary for securing economic success, but is an increasingly expensive proposition.
Back from Summer Break: The election, FAFSA reform, college football
Fix Free College: What We Can Learn from Place-Based Promise Programs
In at least 83 communities nationwide, free college is already a reality. What can these programs teach us?
There’s Plenty of Risk to Go Around
New data reinforce the need for colleges to share some of the financial risk that students face when pursuing a degree.
Funding the School Year, All Year Long
In 2009, American students got more flexible access to Pell Grant funding. In 2011, they lost it. It's high time they get it back.
Fix Free College
While controversial, adopting price controls such as these could impose some much-needed discipline in the market for higher education.
ITT Executives Have Only Themselves to Blame for the Company’s Demise
Multiple lawsuits show ITT officials harmed students, misled investors, and put the company on a crash course to financial collapse
Department of Education Says Industry Lobbyists Are Future of Higher Education Accountability
The Department of Education wants the chief higher education lobby to hold schools accountable for whether they receive federal dollars.
Libertarian Gary Johnson Is Very Confused About Student Loans
Do Subsidies for Public Universities Favor the Affluent?
In a paper out this week, we compare individual student tuition payments at universities with information about their school spends.
Treasury Department Struggles to Collect Defaulted Student Loans
Initial results from the government's attempt at collecting defaulted student loans shows advantage of contracting with private agencies.
Amid Mixed Messages, Department of Education Announces Loan Counseling Experiment
Colleges administrators are confused about what tools are available to help students make responsible borrowing decisions.