Student Loans
Remember Obama's Bold Plan to Rank Colleges? Neither Did We Until…
...the White House finally unveiled a site that fails to do what the president championed.
Where Are the Republicans on College Costs?
Democrats have plans that obscure the real problems, but speak to the outrage.
Hillary Clinton: More Gov't Spending Will Make College Cheaper, Somehow!
Calls for more state and federal spending on administrative services.
Hillary Clinton's Dangerous Student Loan Rhetoric
Bill Clinton offered a tradeoff, while Hillary Clinton may be offering a handout.
Increasing Social Mobility Is Hard. Here's Why That's Not Changing Any Time Soon.
We shouldn't choose policies based on how they make us feel. And yet...
Is the Student Loan Bubble Starting to Pop?
For-profit colleges close after feds turn off easy loan spigot
Obama's Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Will Cost $22 Billion
Yeah, that's bad for taxpayers.
Latest Salon Interview with Liz Warren Even More Nauseating Than Usual
So exclusive. Much interview.
Mitch Daniels Battles the Campus Bureaucracy at Purdue
Since taking the job last year, Daniels has been fighting the good fight against bureaucratic bloat.
Nationalize the Ivy League—What Could Go Wrong? (Hint: Lots)
Let's tread lightly here, comrades.
Obama Administration Choking Off Student Loans, Which Is Good News
For-profit schools get deserved flak, but the public universities lock kids into years of debt, too.
Education Dept. Forced to Apologize For Funny Bridesmaids Meme, Because Everything Offends Everyone
The U.S. Department of Education issued an apology after an outcry materialized over an apparently offensive Tweet.
Just What Indebted Students Needed: Hideously Expensive Luxury Dorms
Can students afford a night at the Ritz Carlton University?
Obama's Deficient Student Loan Plan
But thinking that more federal aid will make college affordable is like believing that a dog can catch its tail if it goes faster.
Did Republicans Kill Warren's Loan Bill Because They Hate Poor Kids?
Expect to see Democrats campaigning on that.
Obama: We Have to Do Something About Student Debt and This Is Something
Something is always better than nothing, right?
Obama Announces Executive Order Extending Student Loan Cap, Other "Action"
Wants to extend a 2010 law to older borrowers.
Obama Just Found a Way to Make College Even More Expensive
The President's new College Scorecard will jack up federal taxpayer subsidies without improving accountability or reducing the soaring costs of tuition.
More Incoming College Students Are Looking at Price Tags
Cost is becoming an increasingly important factor when teenagers pick colleges.
Mike Rowe on Taxpayer-Supported College Loans
"I get a little curious about it when it gets to a trillion dollars."
Obama Administration to Launch Value Rating System for College
Sounds like a way to direct students to ones with the most subsidies
Congress Lowers Federal Student Loan Interest Rates
Why is the government in the lending business, again?
Brookings Institution Slams Sen. Warren's Student Loans Proposal
Calls it a "cheap political gimmick"
CBO: Student Loan 'Fix' Would Add $22 Billion to Deficit
Sounds like the federal government at work
Oregon Considers Free College Plan
Rather than getting loans, students would have percentage future income taken
Student Loans In Worse Shape Than Official Numbers Reveal, Says CBO
Phony government numbers? Really?