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New America, Reimagined: Built for What’s Next
New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website
AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
Community College Online
Community college students come from different backgrounds with different challenges than their four year institution counterparts.
First Thoughts on President Obama’s Free Community College Proposal
President Obama announced an ambitious proposal that would make the first two years of a community college free to many students.
15 Higher Education Predictions for 2015
As 2014 comes to a close, New America’s education program offers 15 higher education predictions for what we think will happen next year.
FAFSA Simplification: Be Careful What You Wish For
Radically simplifying the FAFSA will lead to a lot of unintended consequences for students.
Noteworthy Provisions of the New Higher Ed Act Draft
Although much of Sen. Harkin’s new Higher Ed Act reauthorization bill is similar to the initial draft, there are a few differences.
Education Department Publishes Final Rule on PLUS Loans
In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Education will publish its final regulations for the Direct PLUS loan program.
Choosing College: What We Don’t Know
It’s clear that the availability of information to students about where to go to college and how to finance it is unevenly distributed.
Congress Gears Up to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act
Senate Democrats and House Republicans announced plans for legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which expired in 2013.
Starbucks Offers Free* Higher Education: Details Emerge
It would be great if Starbucks kept track of students taking advantage of the benefit and publicly reported their outcomes.