College Financial Aid
It’s All About the Community
Eight Strategies for Integrating Apprenticeship and College
More Americans will choose apprenticeship when it connects to our higher ed system. A new policy paper proposes eight strategies to do it.
Momentum Grows to Increase Transparency and Consistency of Award Letters
We’re excited to see growing momentum for improving financial aid award letters.
High Aims for Aim Higher?
House Democrats' new Aim Higher Act largely packages bills from a legislative campaign to make college more affordable
Decoding the Cost of College
No federal policy exists that requires standardized terminology, consistent formatting, or critical information on financial aid awards.
By the Numbers: Changes in Graduate Student Debt Over Time
The most recent National Postsecondary Student Aid Study allows us to better understand graduate borrowing and how it has changed over time.
Varying Degrees 2018
Varying Degrees 2018: New America’s Second Annual Survey on Higher Education surveyed 1,600 Americans ages 18 and older.
By the Numbers: Trends in Nontraditional Student Enrollment
The Wealth Gap PLUS Debt
The Wealth Gap PLUS Debt report looks at the Parent PLUS loan program and how it could widen the racial wealth divide.
The Role of Four-Year Degrees…at the Community College
Community college bachelor’s degrees could be the answer.
Almost Two-Thirds of TEACH Grant Recipients Wound Up With a Loan
A report released by the Education Department this week finds TEACH Grant recipients are more likely than not to wind up with a loan