Budget Battles
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GOP Infighting Continues as Senate Heads for Aid Vote
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News Alert: House Approves $95 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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Dems Help Save Johnson's Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine
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Johnson Rejects a Plan to Save His Speakership
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Johnson Defies Hardliners, Pushes Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan
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Facing Right-Wing Revolt, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
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How to Teach Your Kids About Money When Back-to-School Shopping
In addition to picking up notebooks and calculators this year, you can give your kids something even more valuable: a lesson in personal finance. The back-to-school shopping period provides an ideal...
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Here’s How Much the Class of 2016 Owes on Their Student Loans
Students who graduated from college in 2016 with educational loans borrowed slightly less to pay for school than those who finished in 2015, new data shows.
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?
A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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What College Students Worry About Most
The biggest driver of stress around college admissions is no longer about whether students will get into their top school.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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The Big Payoff for Cinderella Schools in the March Madness Tournament
Lesser known schools can see a big jump in applications and merchandise sales after an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament.
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School Budget Cuts: A Small Town Fights Back
By Stacy Lipson, The Fiscal TimesAs the nation digs itself out of the worst recession in 70 years, Americans are coming together to rebuild neighborhoods, raise money to save public services from brutal budget cuts, and make...
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Student Debt: Many Will Be Paying Forever
By DOUG SHORT, Business InsiderMish Shedlock featured a disturbing article with a title that succinctly summarizes an enormous financial problem: The "Education Bubble"; Student Loan Debt Passes Credit Card Debt, Expected to Hit $...
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Bachmann to Form Presidential Exploratory Committee
By Grace WylerU.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) plans to form a presidential exploratory committee by June, CNN reports today. Citing an unnamed source, CNN said Bachmann may decide to start her bid earlier so she...
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Unions Try to Scuttle Obama’s Skilled Worker Plan
By Liz PeekPresident Obama stuck his toe (his little toe, to be sure) into the turbulent waters of immigration policy in the State of the Union speech, arguing in favor of expanding the H-1B visa program...
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Dazed and Confused Students Land $24,000 in Debt
By Kathy Kristof, The Fiscal TimesThey may be a dime a dozen, but the true cost of a college education can land a graduate in debt for the rest of his life. Is the degree really worth it?