Lawmakers are threatening to cut funding to colleges over protests. It could just be rhetoric, but it comes as the public is growing skeptical of higher ed. It also sits amid the backdrop of the 1960s, when threats to cut funding over protests became real. marketwatch.com/story/if-histo…

👀 tidbit here: The govt found that 1 Art Institutes campus included Serena Williams' salary in its calculations for the average salary advertised to students, which allowed the school to skew the numbers (Williams attended the school in the early 2000s) x.com/MarketWatch/st…

Navigating financial aid packages can be challenging in any year, but it's particularly complex this spring, given the botched rollout of the new FAFSA. Some tips for sorting through offers during one of the most complicated college decision seasons yet. marketwatch.com/story/college-…

The botched FAFSA rollout has made this college decision season one of the most challenging yet. Here's how to navigate offers: marketwatch.com/story/college-…

From Venessa Wong: Across the U.S., many families — even those with a six-figure income — are struggling to support a middle-class quality of life, meaning they can afford to cover their needs and some of their wants, and still set aside money for savings. marketwatch.com/story/a-100-00…

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There's been a lot of debate about who benefits from student debt cancellation and how it impacts borrowers' lives -- but not a lot of data. Now, we have some. Here's what it says: marketwatch.com/story/heres-wh…

Biden has cancelled $153 billion in student debt so far. Young borrowers haven't felt it. “He’s doing the bare minimum. He’s doing enough to appease people and cover his butt to say, ‘I’m not ignoring this issue.’” marketwatch.com/story/biden-ha…

“His Story Should Be Here”

Today’s front page of The Wall Street Journal.

One year stolen. We will not rest until Evan Gershkovich is free.

#IStandWithEvan

Denied loans for cars + homes. Postponing dental care and house repairs. These are some of the consequences 55k student-loan borrowers say they’ve faced because the govt hasn’t wiped out debt it promised to discharge. Now, they're asking a court to help. marketwatch.com/story/biden-pr…

Biden's budget proposes to ax student loan origination fees + make some student loan forgiveness permanently tax free marketwatch.com/story/biden-wa…

Virginia's governor signed the state's ban on legacy admissions into law last week. Read more about the state's efforts and what it means for the battle over college admissions here: marketwatch.com/story/states-a…

The government revamped the FAFSA with the goal of helping more low-income students get to college. But the glitchy rollout has put those students most at risk of not achieving that dream. Meet some of them here: marketwatch.com/story/this-is-…

Ivy League colleges that brought back standardized tests say test-optional policies hurt underrepresented students. Some, including people who work with those students, are skeptical. marketwatch.com/story/ivy-leag…

there is a difference between a trip and a vacation and i have always been team vacation!! x.com/joshjame/statu…

Maxwell is a fabulous reporter and editor, as anyone who has worked with him will tell you. I had the privilege of starting my career under his tutelage, where he taught me so much about reporting, writing, the internet etc. Wherever he lands next will be very lucky!

“We’re going on almost 20 years now. The only loan that I know that lasts that long would be a mortgage loan. This is a mortgage loan for something I don’t even have.” Why some student loan borrowers still owe on debt advocates argue should be cancelled marketwatch.com/story/navient-…

Here's a new story from me about how the rising cost of groceries is impacting the price tag for Super Bowl parties this weekend. Hosts should ‘skip the chips and dip’ as tortilla and queso prices run up game-day tabs marketwatch.com/story/super-bo… via MarketWatch