Policy and Legislation

Due to visa processing delays, new international student enrollment at U.S. colleges could fall by 30-40%, which would result in an estimated $7 billion in lost revenue and 60,000 fewer…

While two-year colleges haven’t been expressly targeted by the Trump administration’s higher education policies, they are feeling the effects—with significant implications for the nation’s students and workforce—community college leaders tell…

More U.S. colleges and universities are embracing programs that confer bachelor’s degrees in three years in certain fields by using a reduced-credit model.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food assistance to low-income families. The changes may lead to higher rates of…

Higher education advocates say that the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will “deepe[n] existing inequalities” by making financial aid and social programs more difficult to access, especially for…

Advocates hope more state legislatures will invest in interest-free ‘pay-it-forward’ student loan programs, which ask borrowers for repayment only when they’ve begun earning a minimum amount and use those payments…

Congressional Republicans’ proposed budget reconciliation bill and the Trump Administration’s proposed budget include changes and cuts to Pell Grants and other student service programs that could impact millions of low-income…

The Trump administration’s crackdown on international students could cause significant harm to U.S. colleges and universities, educators and students tell The Hechinger Report.

State-imposed tuition freezes meant to make college more affordable unintentionally benefit wealthier students, while raising prices on lower-income students, according to a new report from the Postsecondary Education and Economics…

The Departments of Education and Agriculture need to fill “gaps in planning and execution” to improve outreach to low-income college students about federal food assistance, according to a new report…