Policy changes at the U.S. Census Bureau threaten the agency’s impartiality, increase underrepresentation, and erode federal funding.

The Cohort Default Rate measures whether institutions leave significant shares of their borrowers unable to repay.

With her senior year of college now underway, Mitzie Westgate has begun planning what she’ll do after graduation next spring. An exercise science major, she hopes to go straight to graduate school and pursue a doctorate in occupational therapy so she can open a nonprofit to help children with disabilities like her cousin, who has cerebral palsy. But thanks to unprecedented confusion around federal student loans, she can’t firm up plans or even decide where to apply until she sees how the chaos shakes out. “It’s kind of up in the air whether I’ll be able to pay for college” after this year, said Westgate, a 21-year-old senior at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.

Analyzing and communicating the impact of school funding policies, and charting a path toward better, more equitable approaches.

Occupations like air traffic controllers surpass traditional skilled trades in earnings but still require certification or specialized training, a study found.

The Cohort Default Rate measures whether institutions leave significant shares of their borrowers unable to repay.

Maestro College, which used an AI chatbot in lieu of real instructors, is set to have its accreditation revoked after a New America investigation.

Too many political analysts and pollsters are relying on education to define the working class, and it’s leading us to the wrong conclusions.

American children are in trouble. After generations of improvement, test scores are declining and fewer children are showing up to class. COVID-19 knocked school systems off-kilter, disrupting the ste...

American children are in trouble. After generations of improvement, test scores are declining and fewer children are showing up to class. COVID-19 knocked school systems off-kilter, disrupting the ste...

America's most ambitious AI policies are still taking shape, but Congress has low-hanging fruit it should act on to build capacity of community colleges for the AI era.

Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training.

Laura Bornfreund on how schools, families and policymakers can transform kindergarten to better support young children.

Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how to deliver it.

Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how to deliver it.

Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how to deliver it.

With major changes happening in Washington, families are increasingly turning to states to help resolve special education disputes.

A report from New America finds teacher degree apprenticeships could lower barriers to the profession for working adults and nontraditional students.

Teacher degree apprenticeships integrate paid on-the-job training with college coursework, addressing long-standing workforce challenges.

What if college wasn't the first stop after high school? Indiana is betting more students will start work, build skills on the job, and have those skills directly help them earn a degree later.

Teacher degree apprenticeships integrate paid on-the-job training with college coursework, addressing long-standing workforce challenges.