The Biden administration should improve policies around admissions, financial aid, and housing to ensure that people with criminal records have fair opportunities to pursue a college education.
This timeline shows how a failing agency has remained a gatekeeper to federal financial aid dollars.
A summary of key policy changes and funding in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus budget and coronavirus relief package.
A timeline from the 1960s to the present shows that college students with criminal convictions have lost more access to financial aid than they have gained.
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the challenges facing higher education’s overlooked majority and underscores the need for more financial aid and access to technology.
Congress should invest $1 billion in Hispanic-serving institutions to improve racial equity and payoff for a fast-growing population.
The November 3 results for Proposition 16 underscore the need for a clear message, adequate time and resources, and voter persuasion.
The incoming Biden-Harris administration has much work ahead to ensure that students are protected in this time of uncertainty.
Nationally, community colleges receive $78 billion less in revenue than public four-year institutions, leading to disparate outcomes among their student populations.
Expanding local appropriations could help provide the resources that community colleges need to boost social mobility in their regions.
Too many institutions took advantage of students in the last recession—and as another downturn deepens, accountability is in shreds.
Due to the pandemic, colleges likely won’t be held accountable for borrower outcomes for several years; policymakers should use this as an opportunity to fix the system.
Several states stand out for their plans to spend COVID-19 emergency relief aid on supporting vulnerable students and institutions.
A new approach to studying racial representation at community colleges uncovers inequities for Black students.
The Trump administration’s inability to complete a new student loan servicing competition has set 33 million borrowers up for potential disaster next year.
