Many parents who are paying for their child's college find tuition and fees are much higher than they expected.

Proposed changes to Pell Grants, student loans, and money for student support services have many institutions on edge.

Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Crime rings are deploying “ghost students” — chatbots who enroll in online college classes and stay just long ...

AI-powered fraud is creating "ghost students" to steal millions in college financial aid. See this scam's impact, and the fight against it.

Colleges report widespread problems with financial aid since Education Department layoffs In a new survey, colleges raised alarm over missed emails, long call wait times and broader disruptions ...

Washington state’s college financial aid program is getting scaled back for the first time in recent memory. State lawmakers reduced income eligibility for full awards and lowered the aid ...

Financial aid will be reduced for some WA college students, funding will go down for state colleges Lawmakers made cuts to the state's public colleges and financial aid for some students. Credit ...

Does a 529 plan affect financial aid? If you have 529 accounts set up for your other children, the assets in those accounts are no longer counted toward the expected family contribution.

The number of students filling out the federal student financial aid form in Washington is rebounding. As of March, 38% of high school seniors have filed the Free Application for Federal Student ...

Earlier this week, we published a story about a uniquely modern threat to community colleges: bot students. The phrase is a bit of a misnomer. Bots aren’t actually robots, even though they’re often ...