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Major Student Loan Changes Are Coming in July. Here’s What Borrowers Need to Know

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Major Student Loan Changes Are Coming in July. Here’s What Borrowers Need to Know

On July 1, �鶹��ý One Big Beautiful Bill Act is bringing drastic changes to student loans. Here’s what borrowers a...

Jun 30, 2026

Olivia Sawyer

Everyone Agrees Financial Aid Offers Are Broken. Now What?

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Everyone Agrees Financial Aid Offers Are Broken. Now What?

To see real change on financial aid offers, state and federal policymakers must pursue standard, comparable aid off...

Jun 26, 2026

Olivia Sawyer

Public Comments: Education Department’s Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability Proposal

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Public Comments: Education Department’s Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability Proposal

The Higher Education program submitted public comments to recommend students receive value from enrollment in their...

May 28, 2026

Antoinette Flores, Ewaoluwa Obatuase, Olivia Sawyer, Rachel Fishman, Wesley Whistle

Public Comments: Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Rulemaking

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Public Comments: Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Rulemaking

Recommendations for implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s student loan provisions.

Mar 2, 2026

Sarah Sattelmeyer, Olivia Sawyer, Stephanie Baker, Rachel Fishman, Antoinette Flores, Wesley Whistle

Americans Are United On Accountability

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Americans Are United On Accountability

Americans are united on accountability. Recent legislation under OBBBA makes progress, but more needs to be done.

Nov 4, 2025

Olivia Sawyer

Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education

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Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education

�鶹��ý’s national survey on higher education shows Americans’ views are more united than divided.

Jul 16, 2025

Olivia Cheche, Sophie Nguyen, Olivia Sawyer

Higher Education on the Chopping Block

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Higher Education on the Chopping Block

10 things you need to know about the higher ed provisions in the reconciliation bill & why they matter for students, borrowers, & familie...

Jul 7, 2025

Sarah Sattelmeyer, Stephanie Baker, Rachel Fishman, Olivia Sawyer

Public Comments on the Department of Education’s Proposed 2025 Negotiated Rulemaking

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Public Comments on the Department of Education’s Proposed 2025 Negotiated Rulemaking

�鶹��ý’s Higher Education Team submitted comments on affordable repayment plans, protection against default, & maintaining GE/FVT.<...

May 15, 2025

Antoinette Flores, Sarah Sattelmeyer, Wesley Whistle, Olivia Sawyer

How Urban Renewal Harmed Black Communities—And Helped Colleges

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How Urban Renewal Harmed Black Communities—And Helped Colleges

Starting in the 1950s, colleges across the U.S. razed Black neighborhoods to expand their campuses through the urban renewal program.

May 12, 2025

Olivia Sawyer

�鶹��ý Proposal to Dismantle the Education Department Unpopular Among Americans

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�鶹��ý Proposal to Dismantle the Education Department Unpopular Among Americans

New poll findings show Trump’s proposal for education unpopular among Americans.

Mar 3, 2025

Sophie Nguyen, Rachel Fishman, Olivia Sawyer

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Major Student Loan Changes Are Coming in July. Here’s What Borrowers Need to Know

Everyone Agrees Financial Aid Offers Are Broken. Now What?

Public Comments: Education Department’s Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability Proposal

Public Comments: Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Rulemaking

Americans Are United On Accountability

Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education

Higher Education on the Chopping Block

Public Comments on the Department of Education’s Proposed 2025 Negotiated Rulemaking

How Urban Renewal Harmed Black Communities—And Helped Colleges

�鶹������ý Proposal to Dismantle the Education Department Unpopular Among Americans

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�鶹��ý Proposal to Dismantle the Education Department Unpopular Among Americans