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Do Subsidies for Public Universities Favor the Affluent?
In a paper out this week, we compare individual student tuition payments at universities with information about their school spends.
Treasury Department Struggles to Collect Defaulted Student Loans
Initial results from the government’s attempt at collecting defaulted student loans shows advantage of contracting with private agencies.
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Amid Mixed Messages, Department of Education Announces Loan Counseling Experiment
Colleges administrators are confused about what tools are available to help students make responsible borrowing decisions.
Gone to Carolina in His Mind and Also in Real Life Soon, plus ACICS v NACIQI
Does Paying Students to Finish Pay Off?
Massachusetts announced a new tuition rebate program to improve progress at its community colleges, but the evidence doesn’t look good.
The Value of Accurate Cost Estimates for All Students
Colleges are not estimating their costs incorrectly
Trump’s Higher Education Plan Because Good God I Guess We Have to Do This Now
Higher Ed Happy Hour Episode 17: Kevin, Libby, and Andrew break down the good, bad, and ugly of the Trump higher ed agenda.
More Than Tuition: Higher Education and the Social Safety Net
College is not a proxy for a social safety net.
More than Tuition: Experimenting with Loan Limits
Should loan limits be raised? Lowered? Eliminated?