Student Aid Policy

With recession risks rising, higher ed faces very different circumstances than it did during the Great Recession, Daniel A. Collier and Michael Kofoed write.

The education secretary fielded outrage from Democrats and tough questions from Republicans about massive proposed budget cuts at a hearing Tuesday.

Low-income students have the most to lose if current proposals to gut student aid and access programs become law, William Craft writes.

The administration’s proposed budget also defunds TRIO. Some programs are already losing funding, according to one association.

Accreditation does need reform, but the Trump administration seeks to weaponize it to push an impoverished vision for higher ed, Jeremy D. Penn writes.

Leaders of Christian, historically Black and community colleges appeared before the Republican-controlled Senate committee. Democrats took the opportunity to argue against House GOP proposals, including cutting Pell.