The Pell Partnership gives a full view of Pell Grant graduation rates at nearly 1,150 institutions, including an analysis of the national completion gap and best practices at institutions that are serving low-income students quite well.
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“Pell Grant: Building Block of Student-Based Aid” chronicles the history of the program from its bipartisan legislative origins through its various selected subsequent iterations. This 14-minute film documents several key changes to the Pell Grant program, including efforts to broaden and limit student eligibility, ebbs and flows in funding, increases in the maximum award levels, and the creation of supplemental programs for Pell recipients.
Senior Staff, U.S. Department of Education, 1993–96
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, 1987–2007
White House Domestic Policy Council, 2009–12
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Undergraduate students are borrowing slightly less and receiving more grant aid than those in school during the height of the Great Recession, according to an annual federal report detailing demographic and financial trends in education.
This Data Point examines how Pell Grant receipt and recipients’ income have changed over time. For dependent students, Pell Grant eligibility is based on parents’ income, while for independent students, it is based on students’ income.
In this paper, CAPSEE examines the effects of receiving a modest Pell Grant on financial aid packages, labor supply while in school, and academic outcomes for community college students.