The chief executives of two edtech firms said at the SXSW EDU conference that students managing debt could benefit from the latest advancements in software.

The U.S. Department of Education announced it will begin deploying federal personnel to help institutions prepare and process financial aid forms.

The U.S. Department of Education is introducing new avenues to monitor higher education institutions' financial health.

Beam, a cloud-based developer of benefits applications, will help distribute $760,000 in emergency aid for HBCU and tribal college students.

The Education Department awarded General Dynamics Information Technology $121.8 million to overhaul its financial aid system.

Online program graduates consistently say they should have done more research on cost and financial aid, according to new survey results.

Cisco donated $150 million to the Student Freedom Initiative to help institutions meet federal cybersecurity standards and retain their Title IV status.

Online students are now factored into the third wave of emergency relief funding, according to new guidance from the Education Department.

The usual on-campus assistance to apply for federal student aid wasn't possible, so the university hosted several drive-in events with the help of parking-lot Wi-Fi.

The breach, which was discovered by a student, included private employee information and details from student financial aid applications.