Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Five big changes coming to higher education July 1 - Meredith Kolodner, Matt Krupnick and Jon Marcus, the Hechinger Report

From student loan repayment to career and technical training, big changes in higher education are coming July 1. Tens of thousands of students are sent each year to Texas' alternative disciplinary schools, sometimes for minor offenses like being disruptive. Plus, hundreds of college-based programs around the country are designed to help students who are former foster youth graduate with plans to build stable careers. 

Workforce Pell 
Scrapping the SAVE loan program 
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Graduate student loan limits 
Parent loan limits