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The U.S. Department of Education will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges. Why now: This month the department ...

“As we see a rise in sophisticated identity fraud attacks like synthetic identities and camera injection attacks, colleges ...

The Education Department says the new identification requirements, expected to affect 125,000 students, are necessary to reduce fraud.

The rise of artificial intelligence and the popularity of online classes have led to an explosion of financial aid fraud with fake college enrollments surging as crime rings deploy "ghost students" -- ...

It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and the popularity of online classes have led to an explosion of financial aid fraud. Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy "ghost ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Faced with growing reports of fraud, the U.S. Department of Education will make it harder for certain students to ...