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.
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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.
Starbucks Announces Free* College Education. *Kinda sorta free
But like many “free college” programs, this benefit comes with a lot of strings attached.
An Unsatisfying Consensus Reached on PLUS Loans
Only small tweaks were made to the definition that will make no difference for families who get in over their heads on these loans.
