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In This Issue
·College cost: A call for solutions
·New survey tool for adult learners, institutions
·College savings plans: good
for some, not for others |
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ACCESS: COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
Lumina Foundation launches college cost initiative
The rising cost of college threatens to close the doors of college opportunity to thousands of prospective students across America. To help raise the level of discussion and generate constructive ideas for solutions, Lumina Foundation is launching a collaborative initiative to create a national dialogue on the college cost issue. More...
ACCESS: A CALL FOR SOLUTIONS
Do you have a solution to the college affordability issue?
No issue is more important than the matter of affordability in keeping open the doors of college opportunity, particularly for students from low-income groups. The "Call for Solutions" invites interested parties to consider writing white papers that contribute additional insight and suggestions for approaches to the problem.
ACCESS: COMMUNICATION
PBS stations to air series on college access
starting Sept. 5
The College Track is a three-part documentary television series that will present the stories of students, parents, teachers and community organizations that are expanding our notion of who is
"college material." In conjunction with the soon-to-be-scheduled PBS broadcast, local organizations committed to improving college access will participate in a national outreach campaign. View air dates.
ADULT LEARNERS: NEW SURVEY
CAEL tool helps campuses improve
A two-part survey developed by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) can help colleges and universities identify issues important to adult learners. The survey can also help pinpoint an institution's strengths and areas needing improvement. CAEL developed and tested the instrument, and it is now available to
institutions nationwide. More...
ACCESS: COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Achieving the Dream initiative sets sights on
community colleges
Twenty-seven community colleges in five states are participating in Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, a new initiative designed to enhance the academic success of traditionally underserved students at the nation's community colleges. Each college will receive a $50,000 investment grant to develop plans for addressing this challenge, and all will be eligible for additional funding to implement
their plans. More...
ACCESS: COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Community college enrollment increases mean
increased challenges
The role of community colleges is becoming increasingly
important as more traditional-age, full-time college students, as well as part-time adults, turn to community colleges for education and training. In fact, more than one-third of U.S. college students attend a community college. A new report, Keeping America's Promise (PDF), addresses the challenges that community colleges face. More... |
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Unplanned consequences of college savings plans
Although saving for college is both necessary and prudent, a new report from Lumina Foundation cautions that families who save in certain state-sponsored college savings plans should be aware of the tax and financial-aid consequences of each program. Read When Saving Means Losing: Weighing the Benefits of College-savings Plans (PDF) or read a two-page summary, Illuminations.
New analysis points to low graduation rates
Six-year graduation rates for four-year colleges and universities show that barely six out of 10 first-time, full-time degree-seeking college freshmen graduate within six years. Graduation rates are particularly low for minority and low-income students. A Matter of Degrees (PDF) by the Education Trust includes a new analysis of six-year graduation rates from every degree-granting higher education institution in the United
States. More...
Latino Youth and the pursuit of college
Latino youth graduate from high school, enroll in college and complete college at lower rates than other students, according to Latino Youth and the Pathway to College (PDF), a report released by the Educational Policy Institute and the Pew Hispanic Center.
More full-time, dependent students borrow
to pay for college
College tuition outpaced inflation and growth in median family income in the 1990s. Tuition costs also outpaced growth in grants, scholarships and other non-loan sources of financial aid. The resulting increase in borrowing is one of the most dramatic changes in financial aid. Paying for College is a special analysis from the Condition of Education 2004, published
by the National Center for Education Statistics. |
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The new campus majority
Students 25 and older are becoming the new majority on campuses across the nation, and many of these students face language barriers and deficiencies in academic preparation. More...
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