College tuition has not significantly risen since 1990, at least compared to tuition changes over the previous decades.
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Hampshire College’s student-driven, unorthodox approach to education has roots in the early 1900s and a belief that students should be active, engaged learners.
The cost of college is on the rise – but college grads still earn more than those without a degree.
Polytechnic universities try to incorporate skills-based learning into education.
Not letting undocumented students pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities can make the cost of a college education prohibitive.
Amid federal funding cuts, the enrollment of both domestic and foreign students is falling at American colleges and universities.
Students and their families can’t plan for everything, or know with absolute certainty what the best decision is. But they can be better informed about options.
1 in 5 students in the US are living in rural areas.
Parents and policymakers want job security for graduates, but in the AI and automation era, careers may depend as much on curiosity and initiative as on credentials.
A person with the average amount of student loans is paying nearly $300 a month, an amount that many people find difficult to meet.
While some students living in the US without legal authorization can apply for private scholarships or state-based financial aid, a growing number of states are changing the rules.
Recent changes to federal financial aid create a new type of Pell Grant and reduce debt limits for graduate and part-time students. An education expert walks through what prospective students should know.
A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
The Pell Grant would have to be doubled in order for its purchasing power to be anywhere near what it used to be, a scholar observes.
Student loan debt can hurt borrowers, but the pain is even greater when the borrower is taking out a student loan for their child, new research shows.
Net price calculators – online tools meant to estimate what students will actually pay for college – can produce varying results for students in similar economic situations, researchers find.
An expert on ‘college knowledge’ suggests strategies to boost your chances of getting into your dream school.
As federal student loan debt continues to rise, a number of scholars discuss how debt affects the nation’s college students, graduates and the economy as a whole.
Congress first imposed a lifetime ban on discharging student loans through bankruptcy in 1998. Two scholars explain how that could change under a proposed law.
An enrollment specialist explains why colleges can or can’t charge less for tuition amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced many to hold their classes online.
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