NPR Cory Turner January 23, 2024 Families have a lot of questions right now about how much help they’ll get paying for college — questions that financial aid offices can’t yet answer. That’s because this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is months behind schedule. And to make […]
The College Fix Micaiah Bilger January 23, 2024 Meanwhile, institutions spend millions on diversity, inclusion efforts Few four-year universities are taking steps to develop skills-based education programs to prepare students for jobs, a new study by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning found. The findings contrast with a recent […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 22, 2024 Nearly 74,000 borrowers will see their student loan balances wiped after the Biden administration announced another batch of debt relief totaling $4.9 billion on Friday. This latest action stems from fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and an ongoing account adjustment for […]
CNBC Jessica Dickler January 17, 2024 KEY POINTS “New-collar” jobs require highly skilled employees and come with salaries in the top half of the wage scale — but don’t require a college degree. Health care, engineering, technology and software are some of the industries looking to hire new-collar workers, according […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson January 19, 2024 A pair of top House Republicans are calling on the Department of Education (ED) to provide cost estimates and promised regulatory text from the recent negotiated rulemaking committee on student debt relief, with the lawmakers expressing concern over the administration’s efforts to implement […]
Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg January 17, 2024 More than two-thirds of Americans believe the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision banning the use of affirmative action in college admissions is “mostly a good thing,” according to a new Gallup Center on Black Voices survey. By contrast, 32 percent of U.S. […]
Fox Business Breck Dumas January 16, 2024 Borrowers ‘boycotting’ repayment aim to pressure government to cancel their debts Millions of borrowers with existing student loans still have not made a payment since the bills resumed in October after a three-year hiatus, and some admit they are refusing to pay out of […]
NASFAA Maria Carrasco January 17, 2024 Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, criticized the Department of Education (ED) in a letter on Friday for its “botched” rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA. Cassidy voiced his concerns about the impact the rocky FAFSA rollout […]
NASFAA Maria Carrasco January 16, 2024 The Department of Education (ED) on Friday announced that starting in February, eligible borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan will have their federal student loan debt forgiven as part of an early implementation of a SAVE plan provision. The borrowers […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak January 12, 2024 Rep. Virginia Foxx said her proposal would cut down on the “astronomical” levels of student debt in the country. Dive Brief: Rep. Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced a wide-ranging legislative package Thursday meant to […]