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Federal Student Aid Funding Woes Complicate Resuming Student Loan Payments
Experts and advocates worry that the Education Department lacks adequate funds and won’t be able to prevent high rates of default and delinquency when student loan payments eventually turn back on.
‘Huge Sense of Relief’: How New FAFSA Could Help Homeless Students
On the new form, students will have to answer fewer questions about their status as unaccompanied homeless youth. Advocates are hoping the changes make it easier for students to access financial aid but worry about implementation.
A Revised Second-Chance Pell Experiment
Students in prison will be able to access the Pell Grant when new rules take effect this summer as part of a revised pilot program.
Higher Ed in Today’s Political Climate: Key Podcast
Terry Hartle, longtime lobbyist, discusses partisanship, public concerns about value and ideological imbalance, and more.
Ep. 95: Redefining Mental Health for Today’s College Students
Feeling distress isn’t itself a sign of trouble; inability to manage it is. A panel of experts discusses this and other pressing issues.
Opening Up College-Prep Programs
The decades-old rules don’t make sense, advocates say, and hinder efforts to better serve low-income and first-generation students.
House Debt Plan Would Mean Higher Ed Spending Cuts
The Education Department could have to cut anywhere from 8 to 23 percent out of its budget under the House Republicans’ opening offer on debt ceiling negotiations.
How New FAFSA Will Change What Students Pay
While students over all will gain billions in funds, students with siblings in college likely could lose some financial aid under the new federal formula.