Forbes New Higher Education Reform Bill Will Help Low-Income Americans Go To College Ames Brown , CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.), chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, will introduce a landmark proposal to overhaul the way the federal government funds and […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum September 11, 2017 A Senate appropriations package approved last week would restore Pell Grant eligibility for defrauded borrowers, among other boosts to financial aid and college readiness programs. The appropriations committee voted last week to approve the bill, which most notably boosted the maximum value of […]
Inside Higher Ed Men Flock to Short-Term Career Ed Some critics argue colleges aren’t doing enough to help working-class men earn certificates, but one Arkansas community college has found success in short-term programs. Is federal policy keeping up? By Ashley A. Smith August 10, 2017 Since the presidential election, some have […]
AEI Preston Cooper July 24, 2017 | Forbes Alarmism abounds over phantom Pell Grant cuts Economics of Education, Education, Higher Education House Republicans released a budget bill earlier this week aiming to rescind $3.3 billion from the surplus of the Pell Grant, a program which provides financial assistance to low- and moderate-income college students. A group […]
The NY Times The Assault on Colleges — and the American Dream David Leonhardt MAY 25, 2017 Photo Some of the biggest declines in grants promoting economic diversity in public colleges have been in the University of California system. CreditEric Risberg/Associated Press The country’s most powerful engine of upward mobility […]
The Hechinger Report Some enroll very small numbers of Pell Grant recipients; at others, they never graduate by JON MARCUS and SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ March 24, 2016 New government data suggest that some colleges and universities are graduating as few of one out of 10 of the low-income students whose educations […]