Higher education affordability
Critics warn that well-meaning reforms may be lowering the quality of college
Signs emerge that some are cutting corners to produce more graduates more quickly
For students teetering on the edge financially, micro-grants help them finish college
UNC-Charlotte finds 95 percent of completion-grant recipients stay on track to graduation
What happens when a borrower defaults on student loans
Defaulting on federal student loans can be as bad as it sounds
Too little aid for low-income STEM majors?
With an extra financial-aid boost, low-income students more likely to study science, technology, engineering or math, study finds
Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors
Despite tight budgets and high risks, colleges hope niche degrees will spur demand
Would proposed borrower-defense rules help or harm indebted students?
New federal regulations have been proposed for student borrowers who want debt relief
Reading, writing and arguing: Can a summer of big questions push students to college?
High school students get jump-start studying great books, philosophers
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With the new ‘Aim Higher Act,’ House Democrats want states to make community college free
Democrats’ proposed bill contrasts with Republicans’ ‘Prosper Act’ on several issues
Can ‘work colleges’ in cities become a low-cost, high-value model for the future?
The nation’s first urban work college will open a second site in Texas and launch a work-college consortium
Are too few college students asking for federal aid?
FAFSA completion rate stagnated, despite the rising cost of college