#college-affordability

#college-affordability

Lowering college costs, boosting accountability and reforming accreditation will likely be at the top of congressional Republicans' to-do list for 2026. But as public approval ratings for President Trump continue to decline and midterm elections loom, higher education policy experts across the political spectrum say congressional conservatives could be running out of time. The push for more affordable higher education has been gaining momentum for years,

The Truman Scholarship represents an appropriation of $3 million a year, and directly impacts just 50 to 60 students annually,

The tool, developed by Phil Levine, an economist and college cost transparency advocate, uses just one data point-household income-to predict how much it will cost for a student to attend that college. The estimate aligns a prospective student's family income with the incomes of current students. Based on what those students pay, it then provides a range of possible tuition prices, as well as the tool's "best estimate" of what the cost will actually be.