Congress Should Repeal the Ban on Pell Grants
Congress has the opportunity to repeal the ban on Pell Grants and breathe fresh air into higher education programs inside of state and federal prisons.
The Madness Doesn’t End in March
Beyond Tuition
How Congress Can Fix Student Loan Repayment
New Insights Into Attainment for Low-Income Students
College Executives Need to Pay Up When Their Schools Close Abruptly
How the Trump Administration Is Undoing College Accreditation
Regulatory changes would weaken the ability of accreditors to serve as watchdogs over colleges and remove mechanisms to hold accreditors responsible for oversight.
Equity Audits: A Tool for Campus Improvement
Newly proposed legislation will help colleges identify ways to better serve students of all backgrounds.
Standing Up for America’s Students
The PROTECT Students Act would increase consumer protections for students and improve oversight of higher education.
A Quality Guarantee for Today’s Students: Recommendations to Improve College Accreditation
In the next reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Congress should take action to improve the U.S. college accreditation system and ensure that all students are guaranteed a high-quality education that meets their needs.
The Risks in Betsy DeVos’ Rethink of Higher Education
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ regulatory rollback would water down quality in higher education and create a recipe for fraud.
A New Framework for Quality Assurance and Accountability in Higher Education
A collaborative effort between the Center for American Progress and Higher Learning Advocates, informed by discussions with a range of stakeholders, highlights the need for gatekeeping and continuous improvement in the oversight of federal funds for postsecondary education.
The Education Department’s Debit Card Pilot Could Threaten Student Aid
A pilot program from the Department of Education will partner the department with a private financial institution to provide a payment card to students, offering up students as customers while collecting data on their spending habits—data that the department could ultimately use to limit students’ eligibility for financial aid.
The Answers Needed on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Denials
The Department of Education must provide data to explain why 99 percent of forgiveness applicants get denied.
Fact Sheet: A Legislative History of the Federal Government’s Reliance on Accreditation
Consumer protection has always been the main purpose of federal legislation regarding accreditation.
Fact Sheet: How College Accreditors Miss the Mark on Student Outcomes
The opportunity to ensure strong student outcomes in postsecondary education exists—accreditors just have to be willing to take it.
Fact Sheet: What Happens When Accreditors Sanction Colleges
Inconsistency in the sanctioning of poor-performing colleges across accrediting agencies undermines the college oversight system.
One and Done
Low-income students rarely experience changes in their aid eligibility; a one-time FAFSA could guarantee aid and remove a barrier to completion.
Fact Sheet: Modeling a One-time FAFSA
A CAP study finds that students’ circumstances are stable enough to have them file the FAFSA just once, which could have a positive impact on students—particularly those who receive Pell Grants.
4 Ways Secretary DeVos’ Proposed Title IX Rule Will Fail Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault
Although sexual assault remains a pervasive issue on college campuses, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is planning to undermine survivors through new, regressive changes to Title IX.