Education Department Publishes Final Rule on PLUS Loans
In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Education will publish its final regulations for the Direct PLUS loan program.
Latest
Big ideas, bold solutions. Explore the latest research, analysis, and policy insights from our experts.聽聽
Choosing College: What We Don’t Know
It’s clear that the availability of information to students about where to go to college and how to finance it is unevenly distributed.
Congress Gears Up to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act
Senate Democrats and House Republicans announced plans for legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which expired in 2013.
Starbucks Offers Free* Higher Education: Details Emerge
It would be great if Starbucks kept track of students taking advantage of the benefit and publicly reported their outcomes.
Starbucks Announces Free* College Education. *Kinda sorta free
But like many 鈥渇ree college鈥 programs, this benefit comes with a lot of strings attached.
An Unsatisfying Consensus Reached on PLUS Loans
Only small tweaks were made to the definition that will make no difference for families who get in over their heads on these loans.
Building an AOTC Movement
Proposals for changes in the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) that will address low and mid-income higher education students.
The Wrong Debate
We need to fix the higher education system to make it simpler, more understandable, and fairer.
Program Integrity Negotiated Rulemaking Session 3, Day 2
Yesterday was the second day of the third Program Integrity negotiated rulemaking session at the U.S. Department of Education.