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College Voices: You’ve heard about GameStop and all the money people made. But what do you really know about investing? Here’s a quick primer to get started.

Daymond John and other financial experts provide students with advice on first steps in financial planning, investing, credit and saving.

One-quarter of 2020 high school graduates delayed their college plans because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report.

College education during incarceration helps people become less likely to re-offend upon leaving prison, and gives access to better job opportunities. By 2023, formerly incarcerated people will be able to access Pell Grants toward their education. Margaret Dizerega of the Vera Institute of Justice explains.

45% of the graduating class of 2020 are still looking for jobs.

The summer employment picture is improving for 16-to-24 year olds, with some internships paying more than $8,000 a month, the equivalent of a six-figure salary.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren held a hearing Tuesday urging Biden to cancel student debt. And 415 organizations sent a letter pressuring the president to do the same.

Pre-pandemic, colleges granted spots to about 20% of waitlisted applicants, but that number falls to just 7% at the most selective colleges.

One year into the coronavirus pandemic, vaccines against the virus are becoming available for college-age students. 

A growing number of colleges and universities say students will be required to get the Covid vaccine before returning to campus in the fall.

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for discretionary federal spending includes an extra $3 billion for Pell grants for the 2022 fiscal year.

Even as the oldest millennials turn 40 this year and approach middle age, student debt continues to follow them.

For students entering an uncertain job market with little to no experience, here are tips for getting a virtual foot in the door.

A growing number of colleges and universities will require students to get the Covid vaccine before returning to campus in the fall.

The Education Department announced plans Tuesday to hold a public hearing on how schools ought to handle sexual misconduct cases as the first step in a planned overhaul of Title IX regulations. In a letter released by the Education Department, the hearing is described as a chance for students, parents, school officials and advocates to weigh in before the Biden...

House and Senate Democrats have called for President Joe Biden to “broadly” forgive up to $50,000 of federal debt through executive order. 

College Voices: Medical students haven’t been deterred by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic on hospitals and staff — applications to med schools are up.

Education tech company Coursera made its market debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange through an IPO and is now trading under the ticker symbol “COUR.”

Coursera files S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering to list on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol “COUR.”

“The growth has been pretty staggering.”