In the 2011–2012 academic year, U.S. colleges and universities enrolled 3.5 million students who are also single parents, a group that represents 15.2 percent of the undergraduate population. This growing demographic group ...

This report focuses on the special barriers to equal educational opportunity in higher education faced by students with disabilities, as they are educated in elementary and secondary schools, transition to higher education, ...

This report follows the expansion of the federal student loan program throughout the years, from its origins in helping middle-income students afford a college education to an eventual rise in student loan borrowing. This ...

California’s Cal Grant Program provides grants to all eligible recent high school graduates. And while Cal Grant applications from high school students have increased, there are still many students who are eligible for aid ...

In this report, the author points out the fact that there is a significant number of Latino students who are undocumented. In many states, these students do not have access to college or financial aid. But it is not just ...

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 ...

This guide will detail the legal and practical concerns of undocumented students who are contemplating or currently pursuing a graduate school education. Each section is divided into important milestones that occur during ...

It is estimated that every year 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school across the nation , with the majority residing in California. Some students will attend a four-year institution, others will find their ...

The federal government’s role in supporting higher education touches nearly every aspect of the work performed by American colleges and universities. Federal authorities control an immense amount of public resources that ...

This report explains the history of need analysis – the method used to determine the amount of federal aid a student receives – and the method of collecting financial data from students and families. The system of determining ...