Weekly Roundup

Budget Fight Ahead Over Obama's Plan to End FFEL

Default Rates are Up, Particularly in FFEL

New America to Host Event on "Future of Federal Student Loans"

Briefly Noted...

More Students Attending Community Colleges...

...As A Survey Discusses How to Keep Them Enrolled

Turmoil in Connecticut over Nonprofit Lender/Guaranty Agency

Briefly Noted...

Republican Lawmakers Spar with Education Secretary Over Pell Grants

Sallie Mae Says No to Plus Loan Auction

Nevada AG Warns Students to Avoid Unlicensed Trade Schools

Senate Omnibus Spending Bill Stalls

Ed Dept. Announces Finalists for ECASLA Servicer Contract

Higher Ed Watch Wins National Education Reporting Award

Aid Administrators Ask Ed. Dept. to Stave Off Experimental Program Termination

Penn. Turning to Poker to Increase College Aid

Briefly Noted...

Stimulus Agreement Reached That Will Benefit Students and Colleges

More Help on the Way for Private Loan Providers

MyRichUncle Declares Bankruptcy

AP Passage Rate Rises, but Geographic and Racial Gaps Persist

More Americans Think College Necessary, But Harder to Obtain

Briefly Noted...

House Passes Stimulus Bill ...

... While Senate Details Own Stimulus Proposal

Report Recommends Reforms to Pk-16 Pipeline to Improve College Readiness

Briefly Noted ...

Ed. Dept. Institutes Its Own Lender Subsidy Change

Many Students Don't Enroll in Recommended Remedial Classes, Report Finds

NCAA Considering "Academic Progress Rate" for Coaches

Briefly Noted...

Big Increases for Higher Ed in House Democrats' Stimulus Bill

Duncan Provides Few Specifics on Higher Education

Lawsuit Alleges Univ. of Phoenix Improperly Manipulated Default Rate

Tuition Up, But Not All Going to Instruction

Grant Participation Up but Still Below Expectations