Out Today: Past is Prologue
Eight years out from the last recession, how would a future recession impact state and local appropriations for higher education?
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A New World for Profits
Trump’s election has huge ramifications for protecting consumers as higher education moves into a new era of for-profits.
Gaslight Anthems
Critics will say Trump's executive actions are Obama's fault. Ignore them.
Calculated Risk: How Tuition Hikes Could Threaten College Accountability
As Congress considers replacing the Obama administration's accountability efforts with risk-sharing, tuition hikes present a real threat.
Transparency, Accountability, and Trump
Newly released earnings data reveal huge variation in return on degrees - but will the Trump administration keep it around?
How Trump Will Try to End Political Correctness
Donald Trump hates political correctness. He could try to end it, at least on college campuses.
No, Donald Trump Will Not Eliminate the Department of Education
Getting Rad, Not Even: Universal Student Debt Write-Offs Get Results, But Not the Best Ones
Using the Federal Reserve’s 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances to look at student debt levels among American families.
Borrower Defense Rules Deserve Praise
Obama administration should be applauded for refusing to back down from rules that make it easier to provide relief to defrauded borrowers.
New Year, New FAFSA – No More
Time was the FAFSA came out on New Year’s Day. This year, students can look forward to a little less of a holiday crunch.
No Walk in the Park: Predictive Analytics in Higher Education
A new paper lays out how and why colleges and universities are using predictive analytics to enroll students and ensure their success.
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.