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July 9, 2019 | Report/Brief

Leveraging Public Benefits to Improve States’ Postsecondary Access and Completion

This report explains how students with low incomes can access public benefits and how states can better support them.

February 22, 2019 | Report/Brief | Rosa M. García

Debt-Free College: Principles for Prioritizing Low-Income Students

This brief on debt-free college looks at federal and state policies through an anti-poverty, racial-equity lens.

December 10, 2018 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

When Financial Aid Falls Short: New Data Reveal Students Face Thousands in Unmet Need

Since 2011-2012, unmet financial need for college students has increased 23 percent. Nearly three in four students now experience it.

October 10, 2018 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

Ability to Benefit: Developing a State-Defined Process

This brief encourages states to develop a state-defined process to utilize Ability to Benefit (ATB).

September 27, 2018 | Report/Brief | Rosa M. García

Developing State Policy that Supports Low-income, Working Students

This paper lays out an action framework that the higher education leaders, nonprofit advocates, state policymakers, and postsecondary students we gathered during an April 2018 roundtable agree are needed to support the educational success of low-income working students, particularly students of color. It also examines…

June 11, 2018 | Report/Brief

New Medicaid Changes Harm Students, Hinder Economic Mobility

This brief describes how current proposals to restrict health care access threaten student coverage.

April 2, 2018 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

A Simpler Aid Application for Low-Income College Students

For low-income students, it’s critical to expand current political thinking to include raising the threshold for the automatic zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC).

February 14, 2018 | Report/Brief

Short-Term Education and Training Programs as Part of a Career Pathway: The Case for Pell Eligibility

This brief explains why high-quality, short-term education and training programs that are part of a career pathway should be eligible for Pell grants.

January 17, 2018 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

Indexing Pell to Inflation Benefits States

When state budgets are tight, Pell Grants can indirectly give states more financial flexibility to support the success of innovative state and local ideas. Conversely, cuts to Pell, or the failure to maintain current provisions such as tying the value of it to inflation, can…

December 8, 2017 | Report/Brief | Lauren Walizer

HEA Proposal Fails Low-Income Students on Affordability, Equity, and Connecting to Work

This policy brief discusses how the proposed PROSPER Act would move backward on the fronts of affordability, equity, and connections to work and careers.

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