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Priced Out: A Closer Look at Postsecondary Affordability for Latinos
(Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 2012-08-16)
A key barrier to college access and completion for Latinos is financial. Latino families experience the college affordability landscape in dramatically different ways than White and Asian families, whose needs may well be ...
Profile of Very Low And Low-Income Undergraduates in 2015–16
(U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, 2019-10-01)
The primary objectives behind postsecondary financial aid programs are to increase access, improve affordability, and promote equal opportunity and college success for postsecondary students (Gillen 2010). Low-income ...
Leveling the Playing Field: Expanding Access to Higher Education
(Demos, 2004-08-04)
There has been a fundamental shift in our nation's priorities for ensuring access to higher education. In the 1970s and 1980s, most aid was awarded in grants, while loans remained relatively low. Over the last two decades, ...
Lower-income Communities Face Nearly $30 Billion in Student Loan Debt
(The Education Trust-New York, 2018-03-21)
In New York State, new data show that lower-income families face overwhelming student loan debt and reinforce the importance of strong and immediate action to protect borrowers and prevent onerous student loans. The report ...
Success for Nontraditional Students at Elite Institutions
(University of Michigan, Center for the Education of Women, 2012)
"Many nontraditional students who enter higher education with the goal of earning a degree leave without obtaining either an associate’s or bachelor’s (Choy 2002). These students are frequently burdened with loans they ...
Opportunity Lost: Net Price and Equity at Public Flagship Institutions
(Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019-09-01)
While the best path to economic mobility is still a college degree, higher education remains unaffordable for many of those who could benefit the most. America’s public flagship institutions hold enormous potential for ...
College Need-Based Aid Presents Opportunity to Propel More Low-Income Georgians to Middle Class
(Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, 2019-01-01)
During the 2018 legislative session, the Georgia Legislature passed House Bill 787 with a provision authorizing the Georgia Student Finance Commission to create the state’s first broad need-based aid program for university ...
Demand for Cal Grants Among Nontraditional Students Far Exceeds Supply
(California Budget & Policy Center, 2018-08-01)
Cal Grants are the foundation of California’s financial aid program for low- and middle-income students pursuing higher education in the state. Cal Grants provide aid for tuition and living expenses that does not have to ...
One and Done Modeling a One-Time FAFSA
(Center for American Progress, 2018-11-01)
While the FAFSA allows all students to access loans, it is particularly vital for low income students to complete the form, as it provides them with access to the federal Pell Grant. This aid, which totals $6,095 in the ...
Balancing Risk and Responsibility: Reforming Student Loan Repayment
(American Enterprise Institute, 2015-11-01)
As federal student loan debt has grown, policymakers have put forward a number of ideas designed to help struggling borrowers keep up with their monthly payments. The goal of this article is therefore to step back from the ...