The Biden administration’s recent extension of the pause on student loan payments and interest to Jan. 31, 2022, means borrowers with federal student loans will not be required to make payments for all of 2021 in addition to the nine-month...

While states are required to use portions of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to fund learning recovery initiatives and summer and afterschool programs, many state legislatures were already pursuing a variety of...

State lawmakers are addressing student academic and social-emotional learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

State policymakers are exploring actions to provide support and address the challenges created by student loan debt.

Bellwether Education recently released a report detailing the extent of the attendance crisis. NCSL’s Dan Thatcher and Elizabeth Romanov spoke with one of the authors, Hailly Korman, about the complexity of the issue, the financial...

A new law expands eligibility for the Pell Grant program and makes federal financial aid easier for college students to apply for by simplifying and streamlining the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.