NPR found that changes over the last 18 months have cost an unknown amount of taxpayer dollars and made the agency's work more complex and potentially inefficient.

With rising public fear over student debt—as well as skepticism about the value of higher education—this data shines a hot light on hundreds of mostly for-profit schools where something is clearly not working.

A quintessential college campus from the 19th century is where a group of business, college and government leaders is working on the task of reinventing higher education for the 21st century.

Irene Chang, 21, estimates she has submitted around 450 applications since last September and has had about 19 interviews—so far she hasn't gotten any offers.

The Nevada Board of Regents voted eight to five to approve a 12% tuition increase for universities and upper-division courses at community colleges over the next three years.

Programs must meet length and time parameters (between eight and 14 weeks and between 150 and 599 instructional hours), train for an in-demand field and demonstrate earnings and job placements.

An analysis of federal employment data, paired with a deep dive into the flexible work arrangements at one unnamed Fortune 500 tech company, reveals that companies are less likely to hire recent college grads into occupations that can be done remotely.

President Donald Trump's plans to close the U.S. Department of Education have run headlong into an awkward reality: The agency does important work that still needs doing.