The Student Completion Crisis: Why Enrollment Gains Mask a Deeper Problem
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With nearly 40% of college students failing to complete degrees within six years, institutional focus is shifting from enrollment to completion rates as the real measure of higher education success. This represents a fundamental rethinking of how colleges measure and support student outcomes.
FAFSA Fraud Crackdown: Federal Agencies Target Ghost Student Schemes
What Is FAFSA Fraud, and Why Is Congress Working to Stamp It Out? Johanna Alonso Mon, 06/22/2026 - 03:00 AM So-called ghost students have be...
Rising Student Loan Costs: New Interest Rates Add to College Affordability Crisis
Higher interest rates take effect on July 1 for the next school year. Borrowers are already dealing with rising college costs and inflation...
Iowa's Absenteeism War: States Deploy Aggressive Strategies to Combat Chronic Student Absences
Davenport, Iowa, superintendent TJ Schneckloth has an easy way of describing the impact of student absenteeism. “Take your favorite book,” h...
District Funding Pressures Mount: Chicago Schools Turn to Independent Fundraising
Data analysis by Thomas Wilburn This story was created in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune . Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free dail...