Real Clear Education Goldy Brown January 12, 2026 When I read the jobs reports in recent months showing consistent labor shortages, I don’t react like an economist. I react like a former classroom teacher, K–12 principal, who most recently served as a professor of education. After 25 years of watching […]
Stacker Daniel Donovan January 12, 2026 Going to college used to be a defining milestone in the classic American Dream. But as costs rise and returns on investment shrink, many young people are rethinking what “success” looks like and redefining the traditional path altogether. A new study by Skillit finds that a […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 9, 2026 One committee member abstained from the final vote, saying it was made clear that blocking consensus could put protections for students in undergraduate certificates at risk. After a week of talks and a final compromise from the Education Department, an advisory committee […]
Fox News Eric Revell January 7, 2026 Over 5M federal borrowers currently in default could see up to 15% of wages seized as pandemic-era pause ends The Trump administration is set to resume wage garnishment for federal student loan borrowers in default, with notices going out starting on Wednesday. Student loan borrowers in […]
Fortune Orianna Rose Royle January 6, 2026 “People need to reflect on—taking a student loan, going to college and being trained or educated for a profession that is rapidly changing—whether that’s still the right path,” Sander van ’t Noordende, the global CEO of Randstad, told Fortune. “We all grew up, with […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson January 7, 2026 A change in tax policy for 2026 has created some confusion over how certain forms of student loan forgiveness could now be taxed. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) specified that any student loan debt (federal, institutional, or private) that was modified or discharged from […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 7, 2026 Researchers found that four in 10 borrowers have credit scores too low for private loans, raising concerns that the new borrowing limits could make grad school inaccessible. In recent years, at least a quarter of all borrowers pursuing a master’s degree or […]
Inside Higher Ed Kathryn Palmer January 5, 2026 Some education experts are prepared for the sector’s growing disenchantment with generative artificial intelligence. Others believe it will improve college systems and processes. For the higher education sector, 2026 is likely to be another year of grappling with the power of generative […]
On Ed Tech Phil Hill December 30, 2025 The Department of Education (ED) has released its discussion draft for a new federal accountability framework, revising the existing Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) regulations to align with statutory changes enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). While the underlying […]
Campus Reform Jared Harris December 27, 2025 The U.S. Department of Education announced it has stopped over $1 billion in attempted student aid fraud in 2025, crediting strengthened identity verification policies reinstated under the Trump administration. The reforms, which include mandatory ID checks for select first-time FAFSA applicants, were introduced […]