After the Closures

How the tidal wave of disappearing colleges will reengineer America’s class system.

A Radically Simple Plan to Fix Higher Education

Voters couldn’t be clearer in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how to deliver it.

Competition is intensifying among institutions and recruiters for a dwindling pool of students.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel