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Voices from the Front Lines of the HBCU PLUS Loan Crisis
Last year the U.S. Department of Education tightened eligibility requirements for federal PLUS loans, leading to a significant increase in rejection rates, from 28 to 38 percent. Many families and...
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Syllabus: Week of June 17, 2013
Welcome to the Syllabus, a guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education.Read: Program Steers Struggling Students to Benefits That Help Them Stay in College, Casey McDermottThe...
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Syllabus: Week of June 24, 2013
Welcome to the Syllabus, a guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education. Read: Supreme Court Returns Affirmative Action Case to Lower Courts, Mark WalshEducation Week On...
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Syllabus: Week of July 8, 2013
Welcome to the Syllabus, a guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education. Read: A University's Offer of Credit for a MOOC Gets No TakersBy Steve Kolowich, The Chronicle of...
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Parent PLUS Loans: A No-Strings-Attached Revenue Source
This blog post is the second part in a series that takes a look at recent changes to the credit criteria for Parent PLUS loans and the subsequent effect on historically black colleges and universities....
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The CSS PROFILE Racket
When I was a grad student in Boston, I worked at the College Planning Center as an education advisor. Every day predominantly low-income, first generation students would come to the center to get free...
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University of Virginia: Proving Me Right Since 1819
The University of Virginia is no stranger to controversy. Just over a year ago, in June 2012, the school’s governing body, the Board of Visitors, voted to oust the president after less than two years...
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Student Loan Deal Misses Bigger Threat to College Access
Although President Obama and Congress have acted to preserve affordable student loan rates, they’re failing to address a much more serious threat that could impair college access. College enrollment...
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The Ed Department Blinks on Parent PLUS Loans
This blog post is the third part in a series that takes a look at recent changes to the credit criteria for Parent PLUS loans and the subsequent effect on colleges and universities. You can find the...
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Beyond the Low Wage Social Contract
September 10, 2013Joshua FreedmanMichael LindClick here to download the full paper as a PDF.The issue of low wages has moved to the center of American public debate recently, thanks to protests against...
View ArticleThe Federal Pell Grant Program: Recent Growth and Policy Options
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides analysis for the increased costs in the Pell Grant program since the 2006-07 academic year. The report also looks at the effects on...
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Should Secretary Duncan Apologize to For-Profits for Parent PLUS Loan Debacle?
This blog post is the fourth part in a series that takes a look at recent changes to the credit criteria for Parent PLUS loans and the subsequent effect on colleges and universities. You can find the...
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The Dark Side of Enrollment Management
The dark side of enrollment management keeps rearing its ugly head.Last week, The George Washington University was forced to admit that it has been lying for years about its admissions policies. While...
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The Parent Trap
Parent PLUS Loans and Intergenerational Debt January 8, 2014Rachel FishmanURL: http://education.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Corrected-20140110-ParentTrap.pdf Click here to...
View ArticleA Profile of 2012 ACT-Tested High School Graduates: College Choice Report...
ACT has recently released data on 2012 high school graduates who took the ACT and enrolled in college. The report focuses on student enrollment patterns. In general and in keeping with past research,...
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Pay More, Get Less
How American Socio-Economic Policy Is Falling Short April 30, 2014Joshua FreedmanURL: http://newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Freedman_PayMoreGetLess_FinalNAF2014.pdf Click here...
View ArticleRecent NCES Reports
The National Center for Education Statistics has recently issued two reports, Out-of-Pocket Net Price for College and The Condition of Education 2014, an annual report to inform policymakers about the...
View ArticleStaying on Target for College: How Innovation Can Improve the Pipeline to...
Many prospective students, while qualified and prepared for college, often do not know how to navigate the deadlines and paperwork requirements necessary to access financial aid applications and...
View ArticleChasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
By: Nicholas BrockA new report published by ACT examines the financial burdens placed on families in funding their children’s college education, particularly after the economic downturn. Despite the...
View ArticleThe Condition of College and Career Readiness: 2014
ACT recently released their annual report on the college readiness of the incoming college class. In addition to listing policy suggestions and recommendations, it summarized the following findings:...
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