Higher Education

As Congress considers the possibility of a second reconciliation bill, lawmakers should ensure it reduces deficits rather than adds to them as the...

Note: This blog was updated on 8/4/25 to reflect CBO's newly-released estimates of the permanent cost of certain expiring tax provisions in OBBBA. The...

The Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is currently undergoing the " Byrd bath," in which the Senate Parliamentarian offers...

Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released its part of the Senate reconciliation package, which we...

Yesterday the House Education and Workforce Committee released its part of the House reconciliation package, which would save an estimated $349...

Update: The offset options below were estimated prior to enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and have not been updated. OBBBA replaced...

The Pell Grants program is now expected to run out of reserves by the end of this year and is expected to face a $71 billion to $111 billion ten-year...

Based in part on new data from the Congressional Budget Office, this piece shows: The estimated federal cost of student loans issued between 2015 and...

In January, the House Education and Workforce Committee reported out the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA), which would make several changes to the...

The Department of Education announced last week a six-month extension of automatic forbearance to all borrowers enrolled in the SAVE income-driven...