BOSTON — Massachusetts leaders are criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court s ruling on Friday striking down President Joe Biden s college debt cancellation plan, and vowing to take steps to make college
An overhaul to how federal student aid is calculated could mean Nebraska families with farms or small businesses are expected to contribute more for their student to go to college.
Overhauling the federal financial system and simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a significant undertaking for the Education Department. Although the agency is making progress on the project, officials said this week the application might not be ready by Oct. 1.
The share of Massachusetts students who take out loans to pay for public higher education has exploded in the past two decades while the combined pressure of inflation and a lack of investment have hamstrung the impact of state-funded financial aid, according to a new report.