Higher Education Today

Earning a college degree can be transformative. But for someone with a background in foster care, the potential is even more powerful. For this population, a college education can interrupt the intergenerational transmission of family violence, potentially changing the legacy for generations to come. Children and adolescents are placed in foster care when their family of orig...

When Congress passed the Working Families Tax Cuts bill last year, our goal was to establish a framework for student borrowing that recognized the need to lower the cost of skyrocketing college tuition, both for undergraduates and those in post-graduate programs. This framework further differentiates loan structures for professional students. Those pursuing degrees that can r...