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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
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.
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.
A Cynical Game that College Admissions Offices Play
Restore Ability to Benefit Program with Limits to Prevent Abuses
Eliminating the program to help pay for Pell Grants was short-sighted.
Private Loans: Still the Most Dangerous Form of Student Loan Debt
At a time of low interest rates, our guard may be down when it comes to the dangers of taking out private student loans.
For Third Time, APSCU Fails to Get Courts to Strike Down Incentive Compensation Rule
But that is not stopping the for-profit college lobbying group from continuing to call on the Ed Department to stop enforcing the rule.
Jumping Off the Merit Aid Merry-Go-Round
Some private colleges have jumped off the merit aid merry-go-round and redirected their resources to need-based aid.
Playing the Merit Aid Game at Public Universities
Few private nonprofit colleges use their financial aid resources to make college more accessible and affordable for the neediest students.
A Passion to Highlight Which Colleges Do Well by Low-Income Students
Read the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Q&A with “Undermining Pell” author Stephen Burd.
