Big changes are on the horizon for federal financial aid and the college students who rely on it. Here's what to expect.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid a complicated federal financial aid system, Pell Grants are the largest source of federal funds for college that students do ...

BYU’s “Cougar Pell Promise” is a “last-dollar in commitment” program to cover — or top off — the member tuition amount after ...

College advocates breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Education said the Trump Administration’s “federal funding freeze” would not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.

A bill passed by the U.S. House would cut eligibility for Pell Grants, limit graduate-student borrowing and impose new taxes on colleges. More than 70,000 students in Wisconsin receive Pell Grants.

Proposed cuts to the federal Pell Grant program could impact nearly 500,000 Texas college students. The House proposal would decrease the maximum Pell Grant award and impose stricter credit ...

As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students. But college tuition has risen at ...

Nearly 75% of all undergraduates receive some type of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. About 40% of college students rely on Pell Grants, a type of federal aid ...

But college tuition has risen at roughly twice the rate of inflation during the past two decades, and federal student debt climbed 500% to US$1.6 trillion during that same period. The Biden ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer L. Steele, American University (THE CONVERSATION) As an education researcher ...