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    The State of Higher Education Spending From the CARES Act

    While students have received most of the emergency funds set aside for them, institutions must spend down funds from other sources.
    By Marshall Anthony Jr. and Marissa Navarro

    6 Actions Congress Should Take on Higher Education in 2021

    What the Biden Administration Can Do Now To Make College More Affordable, Accountable, and Racially Just

    3 Ways Congress Can Support Adult Students During COVID-19

    Hispanic-Serving Institutions Need $1 Billion More in Federal Funding

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    Among Forests and Bayous, a Fledgling College and Fragile Dreams

    The story of central Louisiana’s new community college holds lessons on improving opportunity in rural America—lessons that should help guide leaders responding to the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Marcella Bombardieri

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    4 Actions Colleges Can Take To Address Police Brutality

    Postsecondary institutions must take immediate action to help address the issue of police brutality.

    By Viviann Anguiano

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    How Much Money Each College Can Receive From the CARES Act

    Download a spreadsheet to see how much funding each U.S. college can receive through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, by institution type, state, and other groupings.

    By Ben Miller

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    How Betsy DeVos Failed Colleges and Students in Implementing the CARES Act

    Nearly three months after Congress directed billions of dollars to higher education in response to the coronavirus, Education Department decisions have created uncertainty for colleges and prevented potentially thousands of students from receiving relief.

    By Ben Miller

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    3 Steps Needed To Protect College Students in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Twenty-two organizations urge college accrediting agencies to increase oversight of colleges and address increasing risks to students as a result of the coronavirus.

    By Antoinette Flores

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    Mounting Peril for Public Higher Education During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Absent federal action, state budget cuts are about to add to colleges’ pain from the pandemic.

    By Victoria Yuen

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    The Coronavirus Pandemic Isn’t the Time To Abandon Financial Accountability for Private Colleges

    Colleges call for a three-year free pass because of the coronavirus crisis, but monitoring their financial health is more important than ever.

    By Ben Miller

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    The Navajo Nation’s Diné College Faces the Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in the Country

    Amid an ongoing pandemic and a legacy of neglect, a college president tries to keep his students’ dreams alive. Congress must help.

    By Viviann Anguiano

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    Fact Sheet: Improving the Formula for Federal Higher Education Coronavirus Funding

    Recommendations for how to make the higher education formula in the CARES Act more equitable and drive more dollars to public institutions.

    By Viviann Anguiano

    FACT SHEET

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    A Better Formula for Higher Education’s Federal Coronavirus Funding

    This issue brief provides options for ensuring that the formula for distributing relief funds to colleges does a better job of prioritizing those who need them most.

    By Ben Miller

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    Undocumented Students Generated Up to $132 Million in Relief to Colleges—But They Won’t Receive a Dime From the Stimulus

    The federal government’s decision to exclude undocumented college students from receiving emergency aid is ungrounded in the CARES Act.

    By Viviann Anguiano

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    Stanford University Can Help More Students by Donating CARES Act Aid to Community Colleges

    Stanford University had good intentions in rejecting its CARES Act emergency funds, but a better way to help students would be to donate that money to area community colleges.

    By Bradley D. Custer

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    College Signing Day and the Coronavirus: Improving College Admissions During the Pandemic

    Colleges are supporting students by deferring deadlines, waiving fees, and making standardized tests optional.

    By Marissa Navarro and Taseen Shamim

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    An Investment for Generations: A Q&A on Advancing Equity in Higher Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Student affairs leaders at California State University, Dominguez Hills, highlight challenges that students and colleges are facing during the coronavirus pandemic—and explain how policymakers can help them persevere.

    By Viviann Anguiano and Marcella Bombardieri

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    Congress Needs To Ensure Educational Equity in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic

    The federal government must take action in order to address the immediate-, medium-, and long-term fallout from the coronavirus crisis on pre-K, K-12 and higher education.

    By Viviann Anguiano, Marcella Bombardieri, Neil Campbell, Antoinette Flores, Steven Jessen-Howard, Laura Jimenez, and Simon Workman

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