New Cohort Default Rates Only Tell Part of the Story
The three-year cohort default rate is a critical measure of institutional quality—but it can also be misleading.
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The Spellings Commission: Same Story, Different Decade
Eleven years ago, the Department of Education laid out a vision for postsecondary education—but few of its suggestions have been adopted.
Multi-Billionaire DeVos Couldn’t Care Less about Defrauded Students
Devos’s remarks are an insult to the more-than 65,000 borrowers who have waited for years to have Borrower Defense claims reviewed
Avoiding the PSLFiasco: Part Three
Our recommendations for implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness will ensure smooth sailing and a more targeted program.
Avoiding the PSLFiasco: Part Two
Our recommendations for implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness will ensure smooth sailing and a more targeted program.
Republicans Feel Mixed about Higher Education
Republicans don’t feel so negative about higher education that they’d let their own children forgo college.
Avoiding the PSLFiasco: Part One
Our recommendations for implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness will ensure smooth sailing and a more targeted program.
States Can and Should Hold Federal Student Loan Servicers Accountable
Loan servicers should guide borrowers through a maze of repayment options. But several servicers have complicated that process.