How Trump Could Abolish the Department of Education
Donald Trump and Rep. Thomas Massie have both proposed eliminating the Department of Education. Here’s how they could do it.
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The Effervescent Optimism of Private Loan Refinancing
SoFi went for broke with a second Super Bowl ad. So what do they actually do?
Culture Wars Now Waged with Federal Education Funding
Schools will continue to be a battlefield for civil rights, but the changing way higher education has been funded comes with tradeoffs.
Survey says: Americans still not sure where they stand on higher ed
Two pre-election opinion polls show political divides in higher ed policy.
The Consequences of Coding Errors
After recent errors, the Department of Education must change its data practices and release its source code.
Why Does Betsy DeVos think Federal Student Loan Debt has Grown by 1,000 percent?
Her mistake could have been chalked up to a slip of tongue, if she hadn鈥檛 doubled down on her error.
Does Student Data Work for all Students?
When we collect inconsistent data about students’ identities, we further exclude those we can least afford to ignore.
New Data Show Wider Repayment Gap Between Low- and High-Income Borrowers
New data reveal a larger divide between the rate at which high- and low-income borrowers repay their student loans.
How the G.O.P. Became For-Profit College Abuse Deniers
Much like climate change, Republicans deny that there have been for-profit college abuses
Fewer Borrowers Are Repaying Their Loans Than Previously Thought
The US Department of Education announced a critical error in the way it had previously been calculating repayment rates.