The annual break from school is an ideal time to plan trips to college campuses.

Graduates of these 10 medical schools each average more than $200,000 in debt.

“Growing up in this community in northern Maryland, Mr. Shriver, 29, used to pass by the stately brick buildings of the college that is now McDaniel and wonder,” the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. “The college of 1,600 undergraduates, which c…

“‘The Life of Julia,’ a storybook advertisement recently released as part of President Obama’s re-election campaign, aimed to highlight government programs of particular benefit to women over the life cycle,” Nancy Folbre, an economics professor at t…

This form serves as the means by which a borrower who is repaying Direct Loan Program loans under the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan or the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan provides the Department of Education with alternative documentation of…

“Who really benefits from the $65 billion-plus that Washington spends each year on student aid?” Andrew G. Biggs, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, writes for The Atlantic. “Recent economic research suggests that colleges siphon o…

The Secretary announces the annual updates to the ICR plan formula for 2012. Under the Federal Direct Loan Program, borrowers may choose to repay their loans (Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, Direct PLUS Loans made to graduate or pro…

“The fight over two-tiered pricing at California’s community colleges isn’t over,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “Leaders at Santa Monica College in March unveiled a controversial plan to create a self-supporting private foundation to help meet stude…

“Section 529 plans and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts come with penalties and restrictions on the use of the funds,” MarketWatch reports. “With today’s rate of return, would you be better off with unrestricted savings? Let’s explore your op…

“For more than a century, the U.S. bankruptcy code has offered financially distressed individuals and businesses an opportunity to expunge their debts and start over,” Sandra Block and Christine Dugas write for USA Today. “But this ‘fresh start’ isn’t…

“A former law student has won a bid in bankruptcy court to discharge nearly $340,000 in education debt because her diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome rendered her unable to repay the loans,” the National Law Journal reports. “The U.S. Bankruptcy Court fo…

“For six months after graduation (or after leaving school or dropping below a half-time credit load), federal Stafford loan holders enter a grace period in which they don’t have to make student loan repayments,” Katy Hopkins writes for U.S. News and W…

“As a parent and an educator, I cannot help but be concerned about the lack of economic opportunity for today’s graduates,” Steven Cohen, executive director at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, writes for the Huffington Post College blog. “It is…

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National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Gainful Employment Backup Detail Report Record Layout. NSLDS provides institutions with the detail records that were used to calculate the Gainful Employment Debt Measures and L…

Head of Communities In Schools, a nonprofit aiming to prevent high school dropouts, details its model.