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Addressing Scholarships’ Equity Problem
A new Common App report highlights the challenge of getting scholarship money into the hands of those who need it most—and proposes solutions to make it happen.
Information Deficits Undermine College Access
Financial issues aren’t the only barrier to access, Siva Kumari writes.
Funding Student Success: Scholarships for Completion
Two-year-degree seekers at Austin Community Colleges will receive financial support to cover their last term of tuition, part of a larger strategy for free tuition at the district.
AFT Launches Push for Academic Freedom, Job Security, College Access
Imagining a Financial Aid Portal
Jim Jump considers the virtues of a financial aid portal to match students wanting more aid with the colleges that want them.
The State of Higher Ed in Prisons a Year After Pell Restoration
A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice marks one year since the return of Pell Grants to incarcerated students and analyzes how programs can improve.
Financial Aid Timelines Sway Student Enrollment
A new report shows the importance of aid offers in college decisions—not just amount but also timeliness and clarity, two factors hampered by the FAFSA debacle.
FAFSA Fiasco Pushes States to Mandate Universal Completion
Some feared the bungled rollout of the new federal aid form would halt momentum for state completion requirements. It appears to be doing just the opposite.