Should Failing Beauty Schools Keep Access to Federal Aid? New Data Suggests No
Federal aid should not flow to schools with abysmal outcomes.
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Turning Students’ Current Jobs into Paid Internships in New Mexico
How one college in New Mexico is turning student jobs into paid internships.
Public Comments on the Post Secondary Commission’s July 2025 Standards Revision
The New America Higher Education Policy Team submitted comments on the Post Secondary Commission's (PSC) (an aspiring accreditor) July 2025.
Rural Residents Turn to Community Colleges for Bachelor’s Degrees
Community college baccalaureates create pathways to socioeconomic mobility that benefit not only individual students but entire communities.
One Big Beautiful Bill Is One Big Betrayal
Learn why the new federal bill marks a dangerous shift away from college access and affordability.
The GOP’s Student Loan Forgiveness Trap: Leaving with a Surprise Tax Bill
The Republican tax bill extends tax cuts for the wealthy, but lets income-driven repayment forgiveness become taxable income.
Why Colleges Should Get Involved in Child Care Advocacy
Colleges should get involved in advocacy for child care solutions. Here's why.
Caltech Settlement Underscores Need for OPM Oversight in Higher Ed
The settlement terms are common-sense restrictions that can be widely applied to OPMs.
Higher Education on the Chopping Block
10 things you need to know about the higher ed provisions in the reconciliation bill & why they matter for students, borrowers, & families.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Fails Students and Our Education System
New America's Education & Work programs share concerns about the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its threat to education.
Don’t Stop at Earnings: Why Congressional Republicans Must Tackle Student Debt in Reconciliation
Including a debt metric would help stop high-cost, low-value programs and protect the integrity of the federal student aid programs.
Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction’s Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students
New America partnered with the Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children.
We Need More Data on Parenting Students. The Bipartisan Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act Will Help.
Lawmakers have reintroduced the Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act, a bill that would support parenting student data