EditorialAndy Liang at the annual party to burn their college rejection letters at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, April 20, 2023. (Adali Schell/The New York Times)
EditorialAndy Liang at the annual party to burn their college rejection letters at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, April 20, 2023. (Adali Schell/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialRoxan Rockefeller, left, a junior majoring in computer science at Bowie State University, in Bowie, Md., March 1, 2023. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
EditorialA growing number of states are pushing high school seniors to file the federal financial aid form because evidence suggests that students who complete the form are more likely to attend college. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialA renter's insurance for students can help pay for property damaged in a fire or stolen; and replacing clothes, furniture and electronic gadgets adds up. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialHundreds of thousands of students are missing out on free college aid because they are not completing a pesky federal form known as the Fafsa, a new analysis finds. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialThe latest version of the form known as the FAFSA, short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, will become available online on Oct. 1, 2021, for aid awarded for the 2022-23 academic year. (Thomas Fuchs/The New York Times)
EditorialFor some students, their parents’ health insurance coverage may be the better choice. The Affordable Care Act is also an option. (Thomas Fuchs/The New York Times)
EditorialStudents walk between classes at Roosevelt High School in the Roosevelt Independent School District near Lubbock, Texas, Nov. 20, 2020. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialWhile traditional unemployment insurance usually leaves out students, they may be eligible for federal pandemic aid. But some states don’t make it easy to get. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialMarion Sheppard, 73, who lost her eyesight in her early 40s and leads line-dancing classes for visually impaired people, in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, March 9, 2020. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
EditorialBill Harris, a guidance counselor at Garber High School who tries to help students avoid getting into deep debt, at the school in Essexville, Mich., Feb. 28, 2020. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
EditorialA growing number of states are requiring students to study money matters in high school, the Council for Economic Education found, reflecting a broader realization that "people are responsible for their own financial future," the head of the group said. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)