Five Policies the Biden-Harris Administration Must Tackle to Protect College Students

The current student loan payment relief benefits have provided vital economic support to upwards of 33 million borrowers who can better cover their basic needs during the pandemic without having to worry about their balances ballooning from unpaid interest, or their loans falling into delinquency or default. Without policymaker action, these protections will expire on December.

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The 9.7% FY17 cohort default rate (CDR) published…

On Friday, June 26, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on student protections against fraudulent colleges. If successful, the bipartisan vote gutting House Joint Resolution 76 will override President Trump’s first domestic policy veto and block the borrower defense rule.

Cross-posted from the Hechinger Report

One thing is certain about the coronavirus pandemic: It has roiled…

The introduction of earnings data by program and by college to the College Scorecard helps students and families make more informed college choices. However, the data is not a replacement for strong accountability rules, and a recent analysis using the College Scorecard data is likely to confuse – rather than clarify – the relative value of different colleges.

The Department of Education recently released a new, more user-friendly version of its College Scorecard website, which is an important consumer resource that provides key information about college costs and student outcomes. Alongside improvements to the website’s user interface, including features that let students more easily compare different institutions, federally...