Education Dec 17 Why changes are coming to FAFSA and how it will affect financial aid for college By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Arts Dec 03 Watch 7:26 ‘Class’ author Stephanie Land on the realities of college when living in poverty Stephanie Land's 2019 memoir, “Maid,” recounted her struggles as a single mother, cleaning houses to earn money and wrestling with the rules of government assistance programs. It was a New York Times bestseller and the basis of a hit Netflix… By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz
Education Jul 14 Watch 7:19 How one community college is grappling with the pandemic, reckoning on race How will the fall of 2020 look for students, families and schools as the pandemic reshapes the education landscape? Community colleges, which educate about 40 percent of U.S. undergraduates, were already stretched thin. Now, their enrollment is expected to increase… By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise
Education Mar 18 A new spin on college financing? Treating students like stocks The idea of taking a piece of graduates’ future earnings starts to pick up steam. By Laura Pappano, The Hechinger Report
Education Apr 03 Watch For newly accepted students, demystifying the ins and outs of college expenses and aid By PBS News Hour
Apr 03 College-bound students face financial aid maze By Kyla Calvert Mason College-bound students are learning which schools will offer them admission; now they just have to figure out which schools they can afford. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at the maze of college financial aid and what students and parents need… Continue reading