More than 6 million former college students cannot access their college transcripts because their former school is holding the documents as ransom as a debt collection tactic. Many of them will get a ...

Colleges with harmful transcript ransom policies refuse to release student transcripts due to unpaid tuition, on-campus parking tickets, books, fines or fees. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger ...

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation offers institutional loans with a 7 percent interest rate. The company has explained to investors several times how its loan program helps them comply with ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. A bill that would prevent higher education institutions in Connecticut from withholding the transcripts of students who still ...

SPRINGFIELD — Graduates from Illinois colleges and universities may soon be able to access their transcripts even if they still owe money to the school they attended. The Illinois House on Tuesday ...