It Is Possible to Graduate From a for-Profit College
For-profit higher education's failings have the feds exercised anew. If only there was some way to know who might thrive in these institutions....
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The Student Debt Explosion
We celebrate education as the answer to almost all of our economic problems. At the same time, we largely ignore the enormous debt many American students are forced to acquire and the great difficulties they face in landing a job that makes it possible for them to pay it off.
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Four destinations across the Web that Pacific Standard staffers find themselves returning to again and again.
In Rankings Race, Colleges Giving Low-Income Students Less Aid Than Better Off Ones
A new study from The New America Foundation makes it clear why so many schools have fought efforts for greater transparency when it comes to financial aid.
The Three-Year Engagement: 25 Percent Off College Term
Wesleyan University wants to graduate some students in just three years, saving them (or their parents) thousands in tuition costs. Is this a brave idea—or a blasphemous one?
Should Uncle Sam Attend For-Profit Schools?
Problems with student loans revolving around for-profit universities draw moves to reform the federal footprint.
The State of Student Loans
Obama's State of the Union speech addressed the problem of student loan debt.
An Imperfect Solution to Toppling Student Loans
If you commit to a public service salary for 10 years, the government will forgive your student loans.