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Gates FAFSA Proposal: What would this mean for families?
The Gates Foundation’s proposed method for simplifying the FAFSA wouldn’t change financial aid awards by much.
Right on Schedule: Gates Proposes Simplifying the FAFSA
The Gates Foundation proposes a new way to simplify the FAFSA, a move to help families realize their college dreams.
Candy Crush Community College
New models of community college are offering more flexibility, but is this model addressing the major challenges?
How O鈥橫alley Would Let Private Lenders Back Into Federal Student Loans
Governor Martin O’Malley is proposing to let the same banks kicked out of student lending in 2010 in through the back door.
How Could Your Grocery Bill Affect the Price of College?
In an effort to rein in runaway tuition, some states are experimenting with ways to tie the price of college to median wages and inflation.
Did Republicans Just Cut the Pell Grant?
Lawmakers and others in the policy community have been lulled into a sense of complacency about Pell Grant funding.
Federal Ratings: Dead. Sweetbriar: Alive. Affirmative action: Dying?
Higher Ed Happy Hour Episode 8: Kevin, Andrew, and Libby autopsy the Obama administration’s doomed college ratings plan.
One Struggling City鈥檚 Bold Effort to Increase its Number of College Graduates
The Unicorn of State Reinvestment Appears in Washington
Washington passed a budget that actually cuts tuition at four-year colleges between 15 and 20 percent over the next two years.