A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of its core ...

Higher ed leaders, advocates and officials appeared to walk away from the Education Department’s first round of talks on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its time-sensitive overhaul to the student ...

CAPITOL RIGHT NOW. AND TODAY IS DAY 35 OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, TYING IT FOR THE LONGEST SHUTDOWN IN U.S. HISTORY. THE OTHER ONE HAPPENED DURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST TERM IN OFFICE. THERE ...