This week on "Off The Cuff," Maria is joined by Jill and Sarah to discuss the new cohort default rate (CDR) released by the Department of Education (ED) last week. Jill explains what this CDR means in ...

"As students build their college lists, they will find themselves weighing where to attend college, including whether to stay in their home state or head to another part of the U.S.," U.S. News & ...

The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday announced an extension on the 2026 financial value transparency and gainful employment (FVT/GE) reporting deadline for institutions, with a new deadline of ...

The annual active confirmation process, requiring financial aid administrators to verify their user access to Federal Student Aid (FSA) systems and Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) mailboxes, began ...

Congressional Democrats last week reintroduced legislation that aims to make the first two years of community college tuition-free for eligible students through a federal-state partnership.

Prior to the start of fiscal year (FY) 2027, the Trump administration put forward a “rescission package” partially targeting some funds for the Department of Education (ED), a move that could ...

"Congress is moving to make permanent a federal crackdown on 'ghost students,' and critics warn it could block real students from aid," Investopedia reports.

The court overseeing the nurse practitioner (NP) and physician associate (PA) groups' (plaintiffs) lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED), challenging ED’s definition of a professional ...

The Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with the Treasury Department, announced on Wednesday a new online portal to support borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans and ...

The Cohort Default Rate (CDR) is a measure used by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to track federal student loan defaults during the first three years of repayment for borrowers who graduated ...

"Over the summer, the U.S. Department of Education passed new guidelines for which college degree programs are eligible for loans," Town & Country writes.

In an email posted to the FSATech Listserv Friday afternoon, Federal Student Aid (FSA) explained that the UEH code had been disabled from late June until September 13, and that reenabling it generated ...