Class Of 2026 Sets FAFSA Completion Record At 59.1%, NCAN Reports
Class of 2026 seniors set a FAFSA completion record at 59.1%, beating the 2018 mark by nearly 5 points as 200,000 more students filed, NCAN reports.

The bipartisan Credit for Prior Learning Act would let students apply up to $2,000 in federal aid toward CLEP, DSST, and prior learning assessment fees.

Class of 2026 seniors set a FAFSA completion record at 59.1%, beating the 2018 mark by nearly 5 points as 200,000 more students filed, NCAN reports.

Private accreditors quietly raised degree requirements for decades. A new federal rule forces them to prove higher credentials are worth the cost.

New bills from Rep. Hayes and Sen. Luján would let teachers count the same teaching service toward both PSLF and Teacher Loan Forgiveness.

Starting July 4, 2026, employers can contribute $2,500 tax-free to Trump Accounts. Here’s how small business owners can use the rule for their kids.

Staying in the SAVE forbearance has cost typical borrowers $3,500 in interest with zero forgiveness credit. See all scenarios before you wait.

Loan servicers are denying pending SAVE plan applications after the legal settlement. Borrowers have 90 days to pick a new repayment plan or payments resume.

North Carolina enacted SB 558 on June 24, banning DEI offices, divisive-concepts courses and speech investigations at public colleges after overriding Gov. Stein’s veto.

Education groups sue OMB and the Department of Education over nearly $2 billion in withheld IES research funds, much of which expires September 30, 2026.

There are a lot of ways to make extra money online and offline, but what are the best side hustles to make it happen? We break it down.

PPSL sued the Education Dept. over 15 ignored FOIA requests seeking proof it delivered $23 billion in promised group discharges to 1.5 million borrowers.

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