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The economics of higher education, from a free-market perspective.

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Grad school tuition is coming down as loan limits take effect

Plus: The costs of policy uncertainty.

Actually, many college students do pay the sticker price

Plus: States venture into student loans, and the fight against degree inflation.

Hold cosmetology schools accountable for low earnings

Plus: Tuition discounting in higher ed.

How to protect taxpayers when colleges collapse

Plus: The financial aid bait-and-switch, and what new loan limits mean for ed schools.

For college accreditation, long-overdue changes are coming

Plus: Sending student loans to Treasury, and how states should approach Workforce Pell.

Should you still major in computer science?

Plus: How states are leading on higher ed accountability.

Charting the future of student loan repayment

Plus: Why community colleges should be allowed to offer bachelor's degrees, and professional loans (again).

Five takeaways from the higher ed accountability rulemaking

Plus: Which programs are likely to lose student loan access, and new warnings on the FAFSA.

What you should know about new "professional" student loan limits

Plus: A Christmas wish list for Reconciliation 2.0, and new evidence on workforce education programs.

Pulling back the curtain on college prices

Plus: Why tuition freezes should be a state issue, and Nobel winner Joel Mokyr on apprenticeships.