Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. A large number of Americans are struggling with their federal ...

The Education Department announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit that would end the Biden administration’s Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven student loan ...

Yurou Wang does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The Trump administration says it is canceling student debt for millions of borrowers — a pivot from its previous moves to block some loan forgiveness plans. In an agreement with the American ...

Student loan forgiveness has restarted for a small number of Americans, according to experts. The Education Department said in July it suspended forgiveness for Income Based Repayment plans to update ...

New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency. In another set of findings, 36 percent of ...

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic. By Aatish Bhatia and Amy Fan The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell ...

From Hawaii to Maryland and from Illinois to Texas, from investigative reporting to in-depth interviews, thousands of young people have once again turned their thoughts and ideas into audio, and NPR's ...

But Black student enrollment is lower at the two universities after years of turmoil in elite higher education. By Troy Closson and Stephanie Saul Black student enrollment is down. But the number of ...

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" changes the taxation policy on certain kinds of student loan forgiveness. Borrowers who benefit from debt cancellation under income-driven repayment plans ...

Starting in mid-2026, President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package will set new limits on student loan borrowing. Experts predict this new policy could have lasting consequences for ...

The millions of Americans with student loans, who have already experienced whiplash in federal policy since the pandemic, must again brace for change. The "big, beautiful bill" that President Trump ...