Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education, is encouraging colleges, universities and scholarship programs to consider extending an early November deadline for applications, according to a U.S. Department of Education news release. The extension for the...

On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Norfolk, Va., to discuss college affordability. That afternoon, Biden will answer questions about college affordability on Twitter. Anyone can send questions...