A Texas-Sized Step in the Right Direction

By using endowment money to cover low-income students’ tuition, UT Austin fixes a fundamental flaw.

How Rich Universities Waste Their Endowments

A gusher of oil money has made the University of Texas one of the richest institutions in the country—but hardly any of it goes to financial aid.

The bill promises to tax the fattest endowments of elite private colleges and universities.

Liberals and conservatives agree that it’s time for ultra-wealthy colleges to start sharing their wealth.

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