For the first time in nearly a decade, the United States Congress is about to take up legislation to upgrade the Higher Education Act – the federal law that governs how the federal government supports and regulates higher education institutions. The process began earlier this month, when U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican from North […] … learn more→
Tag Archives: financial aid
5 ways the proposed PROSPER Act could impact students
The troubling use of ‘merit aid’ at public flagships and research universities
On average, $1 out of every $3 that public research universities and land-grant institutions spent on financial aid in the 2014-15 academic year went to students without financial need, according to a new analysis of institutional aid data that I conducted. This analysis focused on public universities represented by the Association of Public and Land-grant […] … learn more→
Good reads—Higher Education: No. 1
A cluster of recent articles has addressed the growing issue of access to higher education for students from poor and working-class backgrounds. Published in The Atlantic, Jordan Weissmann’s “How Colleges Are Selling Out the Poor to Court the Rich” opens with an assertion that is absolutely true but will come as a major surprise to […] … learn more→
College completion report part II: College aid and affordability
Last week, we reported on the College Completion Agenda and the dismal rate of progress being made regarding progress in improving graduation rates utilizing a set of recommendations recommended by the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center Advisory Board. This week, we’re going to look at the Board’s findings regarding college affordability. Although the economic […] … learn more→
Progress report: The College completion agenda
Recently, members of the College Board Advocacy and Policy Center completed a progress report in conjunction with the College Completion Agenda Advisory Committee detailing the recommendations needed to reach an unprecedented educational goal. … learn more→
Whopping price increases puts Florida prepaid College plans out of reach for many
The state of Florida has had a prepaid college plan in place for its citizens since 1987. It has been a model for other states in years past, and for many years was considered a bargain, because parents (or grandparents) could “lock in” tuition rates of today for their kids going to school in the […] … learn more→
