Post-secondary education in the U.S. has long been a hot topic, from student loan forgiveness to rising tuition costs. Now former and future students (as well as their parents), could see some major ...

House Republicans unveiled a massive draft budget bill on Monday that would reshape how American students pay for college, including a massive student loan overhaul and raising Pell Grant requirements ...

Asia Matthews may have to take out an additional $1,700 in student loans next year to complete her degree at Morgan State University, under a new Trump administration proposal to reduce Pell Grants.

Starting in 2026, significant changes to federal student loan policies under the Trump administration will reshape borrowing, ...

The federal Pell Grant program faces a looming $2.7 million budget shortfall, according to a January report from the Congressional Budget Office. Established in 1972, the Pell Grant gives ...

Mississippi State University students walk to class on the Starkville campus. Federal lawmakers are considering changes to a longstanding financial aid program that could impact the amount of money ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Biden administration sought to address this problem with plans that accelerated ...

Education affordability advocates are concerned about changes to student loan and grant programs in the federal budget bill. The version of the spending plan that passed the U.S. House last month ...

If enacted, Pell Grant cuts approved by the U.S. House could upend free community college programs that are just getting started in Massachusetts and saddle current and former students with more ...

On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a budget reconciliation bill that includes new guidelines for higher education financing opportunities, among other policies.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), sweeping federal spending legislation signed by President Donald Trump on July 4, promises to reshape higher education financing across the country. The new law ...