How German higher education controls costs

Mar 31, 2015
What America can learn from taxpayers who foot the bill for free university.

Student loan default rates don't tell the whole story

Sep 23, 2014
Colleges can game the system to hide their students’ problems with debt.

Payback time for student-loan scams?

Jul 14, 2014
The Illinois Attorney General claims debt-settlement companies fleeced students

Surprising data on student loans

Jun 24, 2014
Today's Brooking report shows that graduates are worse off than undergrads.

Another plan to ease the student-loan burden

Jun 9, 2014
This one will expand the pay-as-you go program for government loans

For public good, not for profit.

Deciphering financial aid offers for college

Apr 25, 2014
If a financial aid package looks too good to be true, it probably is.

More work study, less financial aid?

Apr 24, 2014
Should the government encourage more college students to enter work study programs rather than apply for large financial aid packages?

Ask Carmen: Tips for choosing student loans

Jan 17, 2014
What kind of loans should you take out for graduate school? Find out when student loan expert Heather Jarvis joins host Carmen Wong Ulrich to answer callers' questions.