Sometimes it doesn't make any sense to ask a college for more money. An expert explains what those times are.

Young adults aren't saving as much as they think they should for retirement. But paying off debts is just as important.

Student loans are the only debt that can't be discharged in bankruptcy. Joe Valenti and David Bergeron of the Center for American Progress argue for two law changes to fix this.

You don't have to spend four years on a bachelor's degree to get a job that pays at least $40,000 a year. New research from one state identifies several shorter college programs that can lead to lucrative jobs.

Almost 650,000 federal student loan borrowers have defaulted on their debt, new data shows. A handful of for-profit schools are a big part of the problem.

Not every lucrative job demands years of study. For these, a high school diploma (and some training) will do.