Adult Learners Research - Opening Doors: Expanding Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Workers
Since the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act in 1996, large numbers of welfare recipients have left welfare for employment. However, much of this employment is low-skilled and provides low pay. It is widely recognized that More »
What Colleges Contribute: Institutional Aid to Full-Time Undergraduates Attending 4-Year Colleges and Universities
Many colleges and universities, both public and private, provide grant aid to undergraduates to help them pay for all or part of the tuition and fees charged by the institution. This study provides information about recent trends in institutional aid More »
Illuminations: Unintended Consequences of Tuition Discounting
This report examines why tuition discounting — the strategic use of financial aid to lower the sticker price of a college education for designated applicants — may carry unintended, negative consequences for colleges and universities and some low-income students.
New Agenda Series: Unintended Consequences of Tuition Discounting
This report examines why tuition discounting — the strategic use of financial aid to lower the sticker price of a college education for designated applicants — may carry unintended, negative consequences for colleges and universities and some low-income students.
Paying for College - Changes Between 1990 and 2000 for Full-Time Dependent Undergraduates
This report summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. It examines six main areas of education: (1) enrollment trends and student characteristics at all levels of the education system from early childhood education to graduate More »
No Merit in these Scholarships
This piece is an opinion editorial by the former commissioner of major league baseball, Fay Vincent. The piece focuses on the issue of merit aid and the implications for institutions and students from non-affluent families. Vincent provides an assessment of More »
Research Report: Fixing the Formula
Assessing the financial situation of independent students is an imprecise exercise — and flawed assumptions can jeopardize educational opportunities for those truly in need. According to a National Center for Education Statistics report, of the roughly half of undergraduates who More »
Student Financing of Undergraduate Education: 2003-04
This report, based on data from the 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, provides detailed information about undergraduate tuition and total price of attendance at various types of institutions, the percentage of students receiving various types of financial aid, and More »
Mortgaging our Future: How Financial Barriers to College Undercut America's Global Competitiveness
America’s global competitiveness depends on the ability of our high school graduates to earn at least a bachelor’s degree. As in recent decades, financial barriers are a major factor in preventing large numbers of college-qualified students from earning a bachelor’s More »
New Agenda Series: Hope Works
The purpose of this report is to share information about the use of the Hope and Lifetime Learning education tax credits by students at one large state university system, the University of California (UC). In addition, this report assesses the More »
