On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would change federal policies on federal financial aid given to students, effective July of next year. A week later ...

The debate over financial aid in the United States is more divided than ever. While Washington is filled with grand promises, state governments are delivering smaller, guaranteed payments that provide ...

WASHINGTON – When the U.S. Department of Education abruptly dismissed half its workforce earlier this year, college officials worried the layoffs and buyouts would create a bottleneck that would ...

With these changes, medical students will no longer be able to borrow up to the cost of attendance with Grad PLUS loans. In ...

Changes to what graduate degrees are considered to be 'professional' will impact how much federal financial aid college ...

The federal government will release $3.7 billion to restart the low-income heating assistance program, delayed because of the ...

Arkansas farmers receiving federal financial assistance will be exempt from paying state income taxes in accordance with ...

If graduate nursing degrees are not labeled professional, the amount of federal loan support available to those students ...

President Donald Trump's social media announcement promising federal aid for southeast Wisconsin is bringing hope to flood victims who have been waiting months for financial assistance. Trump posted ...

Pell Grants remain the foundation of federal financial aid. Current policy discussions in Washington focus on how eligibility is defined, not on whether the program will continue. Pell is an important ...

The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. While witnessing a rise in deportations across the country, college-bound high school seniors with immigrant parents ...