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House Spending Bill Would Eliminate Subsidized Student Loans To Pay For Pell
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies released its fiscal year 2027 spending bil…
3 months, 1 week ago
Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent Explains the July 1 Student Loan Changes
The federal student loan system is about to see its biggest changes in decades — and most borrowers have no idea what's coming.
In this episode, Rober…
3 months, 1 week ago
Could Your College Close? 5 Warning Signs Every Family Should Watch For
Hampshire College and Anna Maria College have both announced plans to wind down, joining a a list of other colleges that have announced closures this…
3 months, 1 week ago
College Pricing Black Box: How Colleges Inflate the Cost of a Degree
The price a college advertises and the price a family actually pays out of pocket are two very different numbers, and the distance between them is ra…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Gen Z Got Only 38% Right On A Basic Money Quiz — The Worst Of Any Generation
Americans' financial literacy has slipped to its lowest level in a decade, according to the 2026 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index released…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Mizzou Tuition Rising 4% This Fall After Board Of Curators Vote
The University of Missouri System Board of Curators voted unanimously Thursday to raise undergraduate tuition 4% across all four campuses for the 202…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Cal State Approves 3-Year Bachelor’s Degrees Across All 22 Campuses
California State University, the largest public college system in the U.S., just voted to allow (PDF File) the creation of bachelor's degrees that ca…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Education Department Sends SAVE Borrowers a “Courtesy” Warning Before July 1 Formal Notices Begin
The U.S. Department of Education has started emailing borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan a second round of reminder…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Mandatory College Fees Like SMU’s $8,080 Catch Families Off Guard
Families comparing colleges usually start with the published tuition number. That number is rarely what they will actually owe. While most families d…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wage Garnishment On Defaulted Student Loans Restarts This Fall
The U.S. Department of Education, with the Department of Treasury, plans to resume administrative wage garnishment on defaulted federal student loans…
3 months, 3 weeks ago