Financing Evidence-Based College Completion Programs

If you have federal student loans, you may be overwhelmed and confused by the barrage of announcements and information coming…

New series highlights baseline statistics on access to the federal Pell Grant program and completion rates for U.S. higher education institutions by three sectors—community colleges, non-profit institutions, and for-profit colleges.

Even before the pandemic, too many Americans struggled to manage their student loan debt.

For an early understanding of the experiences of those working in states and colleges when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we interviewed higher education stakeholders across five states — California, Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas — to help inform lessons for advocates and policymakers going forward.

The Build Back Better Act includes three core higher education reforms: a new federal-state partnership to fund tuition-free community college; a boost to the maximum Pell Grant; and a landmark fund to support evidence-based student success initiatives. Together, these will go a long way toward restoring the promise of higher education and addressing the root causes of rising..

Income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, a suite of programs which aim to provide more affordable options by tying borrowers’…