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Recommendations for States to Address Postsecondary Affordability

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:38:19 +0000

Authors: Lauren Asher, Nate Johnson, Marissa Molina, and Kristin D. Hultquist Source: HCM Strategists An October 2024 report, Beyond Sticker Prices: How States Can Make Postsecondary Education More Affordable, reviews data to evaluate affordability of postsecondary education across nine states, including Alabama, California, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. The authors emphasize the importance of considering net price, or ...

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Families Use a Variety of Options to Keep Pace with Increasing College Tuition

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:42:05 +0000

Title: Covering the Tuition Bill: How Do Families Pay the Rising Price of College? Author: Phillip Levine Source: The Brookings Institution The increasing costs of attendance at colleges and universities, especially higher “sticker prices,” have attracted attention from both families and policymakers. Although many families are not paying the full sticker prices due to financial aid, today’s families are still facing ...

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Surprising Trends in College Costs and Student Debt

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:15:53 +0000

Title: How Much Does College Cost, and How Does It Relate to Student Borrowing?: Tuition Growth and Borrowing Over the Past 30 Years Author: Adam Looney Source: Brookings Institution A recent report from the Brookings Institution challenges conventional wisdom about rising college costs and student debt. Using data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), the author constructed an index ...

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Urban Institute Report Reveals Hidden Costs of Higher Education and Calls for Policy Response

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:24:39 +0000

Title: Nontuition Expenses: A Framework for Developing Policy Solutions Authors: Sandy Baum, Bryan J. Cook, Fanny Terrones, and Elise Colin Source: The Urban Institute Discussions and proposals about higher education affordability often focus on helping students pay their tuition and fees and lowering the amount of tuition that students will pay. However, nontuition expenses such as food, housing, and other living ...

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SHEEO Report Examines State Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance Policies

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:50:35 +0000

Title: State Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance Policies 2022 Authors: Jessica Colorado, Sophia Laderman, and Casey McCoy-Simmons Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association has released the 10th report on state-level policies on tuition, fees, and financial aid for 2022. This edition provides comprehensive insights into diverse policies and approaches between two-year and ...

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New Report Finds Pell Grant Increasingly Does Not Cover Cost of Public Higher Education

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:06:23 +0000

Title: The Growing Gap: Public Higher Education’s Declining Affordability for Pell Grant Recipients Source: National College Attainment Network (NCAN) Students who receive Pell Grants regularly turn to public two- and four-year colleges and universities for affordable and accessible higher education. However, a new report from the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) found Pell Grant students are increasingly unable to afford public ...

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New Report Sheds Light on Role of Living Allowances in College Affordability

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:28:14 +0000

Title: A Closer Look at College Affordability: The Link between Living Allowances and Student Debt Authors: CJ Libassi and Zachary Mabel Source: Urban Institute Policymakers and practitioners in higher education have focused on tuition in their efforts to improve college affordability. Living expenses, however, are often overlooked, although they are one of the major components shaping the total cost of attendance ...

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NCES Releases New Analysis on College Enrollment by Views on College Affordability

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:56:45 +0000

Title: College Affordability Views and College Enrollment Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently released a new analysis about high school students’ views on college affordability and their enrollment in college. A nationally representative group of high school juniors were asked to indicate the extent to which they agree with the following statement ...

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Stranded, But Not Forgotten: New Report Addresses Institutional Debt and its Impact on Students

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:13:25 +0000

Title: Stranded Credits- A Matter of Equity Authors: Sosanya Jones and Melody Andrews Source: ITHAKA S+R ITHAKA S+R recently released an in-depth descriptive qualitative report that highlighted and probed the experiences of both students and staff surrounding the concept of stranded credits. As defined by the authors of the report, stranded credits refer to institutional debt, “a phenomenon where students earn academic credits but cannot access ...

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Analysis Finds Doubling Pell Grant Maximum Award Would Reduce Student Debt

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:47:06 +0000

Title: Tackling the Student Debt Crisis: An Analysis of Congressional Proposals to Increase Pell Grants Source: Gender Equity Policy Institute An analysis by the Gender Equity Policy Institute finds doubling the maximum annual Pell Grant amount would reduce student debt, on average, by at least half for eligible recipients. In the report, the Institute outlines Congressional efforts to expand Pell Grant funding through budget reconciliation ...

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The Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 2021 Historical Trend Report

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:37:00 +0000

Source: The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education and PennAHEAD Authors: The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education and PennAHEAD The Pell Institute, in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD), recently released its annual report, which examines equity indicators in higher education. This report pulls together existing data from ...

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Chronicling Basic Needs Insecurity Throughout COVID-19

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:05:00 +0000

Title: RealCollege 2021: Basic Needs Insecurity Among Texas College Students During the Ongoing Pandemic: A #RealCollegeTexas Report Author: The HOPE Center Source: The HOPE Center URL: https://hope4college.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/RC2020_RCTX.pdf A recently released report from the HOPE Center presents findings on student basic needs in Texas throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The report draws upon data from the Center’s #RealCollege survey, developed as the first higher education survey reporting ...

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