Choosing College: What We Don’t Know
It’s clear that the availability of information to students about where to go to college and how to finance it is unevenly distributed.
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School Year Begins, States Enhance PreK-3rd Continuum with Race to the Top Funds
So what exactly does a “perfect 10” look like when it comes to PreK-3rd approaches? We dove into Michigan’s application to find o...
Video: America’s Worst Colleges
“Drop-Out Factories” are one of the biggest barriers on the path to students getting affordable, quality higher education.
How Advocates and Politicians Abuse Fair-Value Accounting
The CBO endorsed fair-value accounting as the most comprehensive measure of costs for government programs for years and does to this day.
Jumping Off the Merit Aid Merry-Go-Round
Some private colleges have jumped off the merit aid merry-go-round and redirected their resources to need-based aid.
Unfinished Business in the U.S. Senate
The Senate left a pile of unfinished business when it adjourned last week onto the campaign trail.
Budgets, Children, and Political Priorities
How can we free up the federal budget so that there’s flexibility for more spending on children?’
Lawmakers Approve Short-Term Budget, Avoid Federal Shutdown
Lawmakers voted to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11.
Playing the Merit Aid Game at Public Universities
Few private nonprofit colleges use their financial aid resources to make college more accessible and affordable for the neediest students.
A Passion to Highlight Which Colleges Do Well by Low-Income Students
Read the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Q&A with “Undermining Pell” author Stephen Burd.