New federal loan limits restrict borrowing for graduate degrees in many fields, and prospects for private loans are also grim.
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Five Big Changes Coming to Higher Education This Summer
If you have federal student loans—or plan to take them out—here’s what you need to know about the biggest changes to financial aid in decades.
Posted inHigher Education
Higher Ed’s Affordability Problem Isn’t Just the Price
New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.
Posted inHigher Education
Confusing Financial Aid Offers Can Leave Families Deeper in Debt. Student Groups Say a New Legislative Fix Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Colleges lobbied to kill a requirement that they use a uniform financial aid offer letter to help families easily compare costs.
Posted inHigher Education
Amid Ideological Attacks on Higher Ed, Surprising Bipartisan Reforms Bloom
Long sought by both the right and left, the changes could protect consumers and lower costs.
Posted inNewsletter
The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”
Some of America’s biggest companies rely on public benefits to subsidize their employees. Why aren’t they defending their workers against cuts?
Posted inHigher Education
Graduate Loans Should Reflect Graduate Earnings
Scrapping unlimited Grad PLUS borrowing was a start. Now federal loan policy should align debt limits with what graduates in a given field are likely to earn.
Posted inPodcast
Borrowing for College Is About to Become Even More Confusing
Higher education finance expert Sandy Baum explains what the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” means for student borrowers. Medical students and many middle-class parents could be in for a shock.
Posted inEducation
How the Supreme Court Helped Trump Dismantle the Education Department
By allowing him to ignore the law and crush the Education Department, the conservative justices let King Trump do whatever he wants to duly enacted statutes.
Posted inHigher Education
Student Loan Debt: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
Student Loan Debt: From Educational Opportunity to Generational Grievance: The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater. Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem.
