Education News reports policy and institutional developments, checked against completion and outcome data rather than press releases.
Education News reports policy and institutional developments, checked against completion and outcome data rather than press releases.
Penn joined the list of elite schools requiring test scores again for the 2025-26 admissions cycle, yet per FairTest more than 80% of four-year colleges remain test-optional.
On January 29, 2026 the Department of Education issued a proposed rule it says will make college more affordable and simplify how federal borrowers repay their loans.
A December comment period, a mid-December NACIQI meeting and a January rulemaking committee mark the fastest federal push to reshape college accreditation in years.
Strong private equity and hedge fund results lifted Ivy League endowments to double-digit returns in fiscal 2025, even as an 8% federal endowment tax looms from July 2026.
The Education Department released the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid on September 24, 2025, a week ahead of schedule and months earlier than the troubled cycles that preceded it.