The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need ...

For many students and their families, federal student aid is key for college access. And yet, the Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 calls for significant cuts to higher ...

But college tuition has risen at roughly twice the rate of inflation during the past two decades, and federal student debt climbed 500% to US$1.6 trillion during that same period. The Biden ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Biden administration sought to address this problem with plans that accelerated ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer L. Steele, American University (THE CONVERSATION) As an education researcher ...

Jennifer L. Steele does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...