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Good Policy, Good Practice. Improving Outcomes and Productivity in Higher Education: A Guide for Policymakers (Part I)
(National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), 2007-11-01)
This report describes a wide range of successful strategies from which states can draw to increase the educational attainment of their residents while holding down higher education costs. Part I offers examples of strategies, ...
Fast Facts Report for the Student Support Services Program
(U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, 2016)
The Student Support Services (SSS) program—one of the federal TRIO programs—was authorized in 1968 by the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a), as amended. The goal of SSS is to increase the postsecondary persistence ...
Why Have College Completion Rates Increased?
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2020-07-01)
College completion rates declined from the 1970s to the 1990s. We document that this trend has reversed--since the 1990s, college completion rates have increased. The authors investigate the reasons for the increase in ...
Taking It to the Limit: Effects of Increased Student Loan Availability on Attainment, Earnings, and Financial Well-Being
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2020-08-01)
Growing reliance on student loans and repayment difficulties have raised concerns of a student debt crisis in the United States. However, little is known about the effects of student borrowing on human capital and long-run ...
Comparing Student Outcomes Between Student Support Services Participants and Nonparticipants in the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study
(U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, 2019-05-01)
This report compares the academic achievements attained by students who first participated in the Student Support Services (SSS) program as college freshmen in the 2003–04 academic year with the achievements of students ...
Immigrant Integration in the United States: The Role of Adult English Language Training
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University, 2020-09-01)
While current debates center on whether and how to admit immigrants to the United States, little attention has been paid to interventions designed to help immigrants integrate after they arrive. Public adult education ...
National Evaluation of Student Support Services: Examination of Student Outcomes After Six Years: Final Report
(U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Policy and Program Studies Service, 2010)
This is the final report of the National Evaluation of Student Support Services (SSS). SSS is one of eight federally funded grant programs that are administered as part of the Federal TRIO Programs within the U.S. Department ...
Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math-Science Programs Postsecondary Outcomes Report
(U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, 2016-09-01)
This report presents postsecondary outcomes for the regular Upward Bound (UB) and Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) programs —two of the federal TRIO programs. The goal of UB and UBMS programs is to increase the rate at ...
Rethinking Higher Education
(U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2018-12-01)
American postsecondary education has immeasurably expanded economic opportunity, improved our quality of life, fostered advances in art and culture, and driven scientific and technological innovation. This report presents ...
Low-Income Students Who They Are and How They Pay for Their Education
(U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000-03-01)
Students from low-income families typically need substantial financial assistance to be able to attend college. This report examines the characteristics of low-income undergraduates and how they pay for college. It begins ...