The U.S. House of Representatives is back from its holiday break this week, which could bring an opportunity for committee-approved bills to be heard on the floor. One of those bills, the Bipartisan ...

The latest expansion of the Pell Grant program has financial aid administrators concerned about the effect it will have on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new Workforce Pell Grant program that expands federal aid eligibility to students pursuing short licensing and certificate programs.Other ...

House Republicans are embarking on wholesale changes that could shake up the way students pay for college, advancing a conservative agenda to curtail the federal role in education financing. If new ...

Georgetown administrators had lobbied intensely for the continuation of the Perkins Loan program, which provided about 1,500 Georgetown students with loans averaging $4,500 during this academic year.

Mississippi State University students walk to class on the Starkville campus. Federal lawmakers are considering changes to a longstanding financial aid program that could impact the amount of money ...

Pell grant recipients typically experience more challenges repaying their debt, the Department of Education notes. In the academic year of 2020-21, around 30% of all students that enrolled in ...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to forgive or reduce student debt for millions of borrowers. Though the Biden administration had already agreed to wipe student debt for certain ...