House Republicans are looking to reshape college students’ federal loans as part of the GOP’s reconciliation legislation. House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans released their plans, ...

Long Island college officials and policy analysts are raising concerns over proposed cuts to higher education in President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which could impact Pell Grants, ...

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.

The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi State University students walk to class on the Starkville campus. (Molly Minta/Mississippi Today) Federal lawmakers ...

WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress are moving forward with a massive plan to overhaul how Americans pay for college. And they're hoping to make an end-run around Senate Democrats to do it. On April ...

If the GOP really cared about meritocracy, they wouldn’t gut programs that help low-income students—especially those who also have a job or care for a child—earn a college degree. Advocates have said ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. The domestic policy law signed by President Donald Trump will have major implications on how ...

The millions of Americans with student loans, who have already experienced whiplash in federal policy since the pandemic, must again brace for change. The “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid a complicated federal financial aid system, Pell Grants are the largest source of federal funds for college that students do ...