Where to Find Evidence-Based College Completion Programs Across the Country

A broad set of speakers including students, student loan borrowers, advocates, institutional leaders, and lobbyists provided their thoughts on the ambitious set of priorities the U.S. Department of Education (ED) proposed to include as part of its upcoming negotiated rulemaking (neg reg) process.

This spring, lawmakers introduced three major legislative proposals to improve college affordability. These bills — the America’s College Promise Act, the Debt-Free College Act, and the College for All Act — differ in scope and design but would all create a new partnership between the federal government and states to better fund public higher education and waive some portion...

In January, the U.S. Department of Education updated the College Scorecard interface and released new data elements including dollar-based repayment rates. These new repayment rates shed light on the share of dollars on student loans being repaid over time for each college and program.

This week, Congress passed a massive emergency economic relief and appropriations package.

The Department of Education recently released new data for the College Scorecard, a critical consumer tool that…

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.