Preston Cooper is well-known for his efforts to make postsecondary education affordable and valuable for every American. As a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, he researches college ...

Plus: House Republicans propose a student loan overhaul, and the Education Department restarts collections on defaulted loans.

As collections resume after five years, disaster looms for delinquent borrowers, taxpayers and the economy.

Involuntary collections on defaulted student loans will resume on May 5, while the Education Department will conduct outreach to all borrowers.

President Donald Trump has a great opportunity to permanently fix the broken federal student loan system if his administration moves swiftly.

Removing barriers to entry can re-energize higher education markets

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

New data show a shockingly high proportion of courses are a waste of money

Something dramatic is happening to the college application process, for the first time in decades: It’s becoming easier to get in.