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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
Colleges’ Pursuit of Prestige and Revenue Is Hurting Low-Income Students
An increasing number of colleges use their financial resources to fiercely compete for the “best and brightest”–and wealthiest–students.
A Hefty Price to Pay to Simplify Tax-Based Student Aid
I’m sure we can all think of better ways to spend nearly $100 billion to help financially-needy students pay for college.
No One is Watching Over the Student Loan Repo Man
This week, the Inspector General came out with a new report evaluating the Department’s oversight over the collection companies.
Corinthian Colleges Shows that No School that Constantly Fails its Students is “Too Big to Fail”
With the company on the verge of collapse, it’s important to remember that this is one of the worst-performing for-profit school.s
Despite Previous Failures in Court, APSCU Takes Aim at Incentive Compensation Rule Again
With this lawsuit, APSCU is once again trying to protect the very worst players and practices.
Building an AOTC Movement
Proposals for changes in the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) that will address low and mid-income higher education students.
Members of Both Parties Agree that Pell Grants Should Not be Taxed
Low-income students and families can only hope that this is a rare case where good policy trumps politics.
In Suing ITT, Consumer Bureau Shows That It Has More Guts than the Ed Dept
The CFPB has put the Department of Education to shame.
New Disclosures Show What’s Wrong with For-Profit College Job Placement Rates
At least in one area, the information that prospective students are getting is fundamentally flawed.