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Segregation Forever?
(The Education Trust, 2020-07-21)
While the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks have shined a bright light on systemic racism in U.S. public health and policing, there is less awareness of the many ...
Documenting Implementation Realities: Undocumented Immigrant Students in California and North Carolina
(National Association for College Admission Counseling, 2010)
Shortly before September 2001, comprehensive national immigration reform seemed to be making its way to the top of the US policy agenda (flores and Chapa 2009; Waslin 2009). While sentiments around immigration in a ...
Policy Brief: Ending DACA Would Limit Access to Higher Education in Ten States
(Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration; Ulead Network, 2020-06-29)
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote to maintain DACA in place. The Court found that the Trump administration’s rationale for ending DACA in 2017 was “arbitrary and capricious.” The Court also found ...
Minnesota Measures: A 2017 Report Higher Education Performance
(Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2017)
Obtaining a postsecondary credential increases economic opportunity, promotes income equality, and prepares the state to meet future workforce demands. Not all Minnesotans are equally prepared there remains an educational ...
What Is the Price of College? Total, Net, and Out-of-Pocket Prices in 2015–16
(U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, 2019-12-01)
Americans are concerned about the price of college. About three quarters of Americans believe that college is not affordable for everyone who needs it (Lumina Foundation and Gallup 2016). This report updates previous studies ...
Higher Ed Guide to Tuition, Financial Aid & Other Funding for Undocumented Students: FAQs for Public and Private Colleges and Universities
(Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, 2020-04-16)
This report provides a higher education guide to tuition, financial aid and other funding for undocumented students.
Trends in Pell Grant Receipt and the Characteristics of Pell Grant Recipients: Selected Years, 2003–04 to 2015–16
(U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2019-09-01)
Federal Pell Grants are financial awards provided to undergraduate students who demonstrate significant financial need. Congress authorized the Pell Grant Program in 1972 with the passage of the Basic Educational Opportunity ...
Advising Undocumented Students in Rhode Island for College Access 2019/2020
(College Visions, 2020)
Approximately 26,000 undocumented immigrants reside in Rhode Island and of those, 3,000 undocumented students ages 25 and older receive their Bachelor’s degree. That’s only 14% of the population. This report was created ...
Undocumented Students in Higher Education: How Many Students are in U.S. Colleges and Universities, and Who Are They?
(New American Economy, 2020-04-01)
As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to maintain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the question around what the undocumented population in America looks like looms large. Research indicates that undocumented ...
2020 Undergraduate Scholarships that Don't Require Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Legal Permanent Residency
(Immigrants Rising, 2020-08-01)
Undocumented immigrants face diverse challenged when pursuing postsecondary education. The imposition of out-of-state tuition fees effectively keeps them out of college in most of the United States. This report provides a ...