More federal grants are going to low-income students, but colleges are giving more institutional aid to students who are better off.

A new study finds that the rising cost of higher education is shifting costs as families spend less freely.

According to a new report from student loan servicer Sallie Mae, parents are shelling out less money for their kid's college tuition. Before you break out the champagne, let's explore those numbers.

Dale Brill, head of the Governor Rick Scott's Education Task Force, discusses a new proposal to incentivize students towards careers with job shortages.

Grinnell is a very small liberal arts college in Iowa with a very big endowment: $1.4 billion. Why the financially sound institution is looking at how to control future costs.

The cost of college continues to soar higher and higher. An education expert posits that costs can go down if the public sector pulls out of higher education.

More college students are living large with gourmet cafeterias and state-of-the-art gyms — but that's not what's driving up college costs.

Commentator Leah Ingram is facing six years of paying college tuition for her two daughters. She has a suggestion to the government to help middle-class parents like herself.

Marketplace asked listeners to weigh in on whether or not parents should save for their kids' college education. Here are some of the reasons…