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Most of the 1,365 institutions flagged for lower earnings are for-profits and beauty schools. A few on the list are community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities.

The Department of Education publicly credited enhanced identity verification measures with preventing more than $1B in ...

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Senator says Americans should know "who's digging through their personal data." Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is requesting the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General review the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 29: People walk on the ...

Higher education institutions are increasingly turning to data and analytics to guide how they award financial aid. More than 60 percent of institutions use analytics to inform financial aid functions ...