Workforce Pell: What You Need to Know
Workforce Pell opens the door to a new category of education: programs straddling the worlds of workforce training and higher education.
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Public Comments on the Department of Education’s Request for Information on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
The New America Education Policy Program submitted public comments on how the Department of Education could reimagine IES.
Public Comments on the Department of Education’s Implementation of One Big Beautiful Bill
New America provided recommendations to the Department of Education on its implementation of One Big Beautiful Bill
The GOP’s Student Loan Forgiveness Trap: Leaving with a Surprise Tax Bill
The Republican tax bill extends tax cuts for the wealthy, but lets income-driven repayment forgiveness become taxable income.
Don’t Stop at Earnings: Why Congressional Republicans Must Tackle Student Debt in Reconciliation
Including a debt metric would help stop high-cost, low-value programs and protect the integrity of the federal student aid programs.
Outsourcing Accreditor Oversight to States: A Bad Idea in the Making
Letting states approve accreditors puts students and taxpayers at risk.
More Guardrails, Fewer Loopholes:
As the reconciliation process moves forward, policymakers can strengthen accountability and loan repayment provisions in key ways.
Risk-Sharing for Higher Education: The House Republican Proposal’s Impact on Institutions and Students
From weak incentives to perverse outcomes, the House GOP’s risk-sharing framework is in need of further discussion and improvements.
No Hearing, No Answers
The Senate advanced the top higher education policy nominee without a hearing. Here are the questions the Senate should have asked.