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What We Need to Know About Parent PLUS Loans
The negotiators are operating blind when it comes to diagnosing problems with the Parent PLUS program.
Students in the Dark on College Value, Thanks to Higher Education Lobby
New America's Education Policy Program released a report exploring the history of a ban on a national student unit record system.
The Case for Obama’s Fixes to Income-Based Repayment
President Obama's budget lays out multiple fixes to curb rising tuition, student loan burdens and fixing loopholes for graduate students.
College Admissions Exams Connecting to the Work of High School…Why Now?
The SAT and ACT have “become disconnected from the work of our high schools."
Members of Both Parties Agree that Pell Grants Should Not be Taxed
Low-income students and families can only hope that this is a rare case where good policy trumps politics.
States Vary on FAFSA Completion Rates
News stories covering the rising price of a higher education are disconcerting for anyone planning to attend college.
Key Questions: Education Policy in the President’s 2015 Budget
President Barack Obama submitted his fiscal year 2015 budget request to Congress on March 4, 2014.
Obama Budget Reforms Income-Based Repayment, Reduces Windfall Benefits
The changes will help make the program more fiscally and politically sustainable.
Leading from Behind: CTE Shows the Way on College and Career Readiness
CTE programs are on the cutting edge of a variety of education reform efforts.
Adult Education Data Show Signs of Declining Investment
FEBP announced the addition of state and federal adult education data to its publicly available database.
In Suing ITT, Consumer Bureau Shows That It Has More Guts than the Ed Dept
The CFPB has put the Department of Education to shame.
How Does Burden Become A Law?: Part III
Universities are required to disclose or report many different data points, but how effective are they?
Are Better Credentials the Answer to the Skills Gap?
It is clear that the labor market is not functioning as well as it could for either job seekers or employers.