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Author(s):Lumina Foundation for Education
Title:Lumina Foundation focus: The cost quandary: Hard times intensify the nation's urgent need for college graduates
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Date:2010
Organization:Lumina Foundation for Education
Short Description:This issue of Lumina Foundation Focus examines the dilemma of how to ensure college affordability at a time when increasing college attainment is more critical than ever.
Annotation:This issue of Lumina Foundation Focus examines the dilemma of how to ensure college affordability at a time when increasing college attainment is more critical than ever. The stories take that dilemma and put it in human terms, exploring the financial challenges students are facing, and sharing the stories of the people and programs that help these students address those challenges.
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Given half a chance: The Schott 50 state report on public education and black males
The connection strategy: Preparing young people to succeed in college and beyond
Evaluating the impact of interventions that promote successful transitions from high school
NASFAA's cash for college
A research agenda for the study of the effects of borrowing and the prospects of indebtedness on students' college-going choices
The college and financial aid guide for: AB540 undocumented immigrant students
College access marketing campaigns: Influencing college-going behaviors of underrepresented students
The federal government and the student aid partnership
College access: From the inside out
Trends in college pricing 2006
State of college admission 2007
Admission possible
Critical postsecondary education issues in Indiana
NDSFA: Fundamental assumptions and aims underlying the principles of federal financial aid to students
Creating college opportunity for all: Prepared students and affordable colleges
Opening doors: Promoting student success in community college and beyond
Student debt and the class of 2005: Average debt by state, sector, and school
Undergraduate students and credit cards 2004: An analysis of usage rates and trends
KnowHow2GO
Unintended admission consequences of federal aid for homeschoolers
The feasibility of delivering aid for college through the tax system
Lottery funded merit scholarships: Some lessons from the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program
Transfer students: Planning your successful college transfer
Don't get scammed on your way to college!
How do I pay for college?
Cómo pagar por sus estudios universitarios (Financial aid guide)
Financial aid FAQ (frequently asked questions)
PERSIST: A comprehensive guide for student success in higher education
Squeeze play: How parents and the public look at higher education today
AB 540 is a change in the law: Higher education is now more affordable for California's immigrant students
Promoting school readiness through universal preschool
Serving adult learners in higher education: Principles of effectiveness
Update: State policies regarding in-state tuition for undocumented students
Low income student scholarships
A multi-institution analysis of the effects of campus-based financial aid on student persistence at public four-year institutions
Improving high-school-to-college transition through leadership and governance
Returning to learning: Adults' success in college is key to America's future
Opening Doors project publications
Indiana's 21st century scholars: A new community college system and college prep curriculum are improving the state's position
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Mounting pressures facing the U.S. workforce and the increasing need for adult education and literacy
Opening doors to earning credentials: Impressions of community college access and retention from low-wage workers
Tuition and fees in public higher education in the West
Balancing acts: How high school counselors view risks and opportunities of student loans
In need of improvement: NCLB & high schools
College access and tax credits
A scan of our changing environment, 2004 - 2005
California policy options to accelerate Latino success in higher education
Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Website and Secondary School Toolkit - Spanish Version
Financing graduate education: A guide for prospective students
Federal Student Aid (FSA)
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Return on investment: Educational choices and demographic change in California's future
Undocumented immigrant students: A very brief overview of access to higher education in California
Reframing the student loan costing debate: The benefits of competition
2006-2007 NASFAA financial aid night and counselor's materials
NCHEMS information center
The impact of demographic changes on higher education
Policy on dual credit courses taught in high schools by high school faculty
Dealing with debt: 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 10 years later
Diversity and persistence in Indiana higher education: The impact of preparation, major choices, and financial aid
College access: Results from a survey of low-income teens and parents
Closing the college participation gap: A national summary
Impact of student aid program design, operations, and marketing on the formation of family college-going plans and resulting college-going behaviors of potential students
It’s all relative: The role of parents in college financing and enrollment
Network news: Focus on finance policy, access, and affordability
The access challenge: Rethinking the causes of the new inequality
College affordability in jeopardy: The rising price of higher education
Responding to the crisis in college opportunity
Persistence and attainment of beginning students with Pell Grants
Basic facts about in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant students
Private scholarships count: Access to higher education and the critical role of the private sector
Workforce contingent financial aid: How states link financial aid to employment
The ABC's of early awareness: A resource guide and toolkit for helping students achieve a higher education
Debt burden: A comparison of 1992-93 and 1999-2000 bachelor's degree recipients a year after graduating
What colleges contribute: Institutional aid to full-time undergraduates attending four-year colleges and universities
2003 Status report on the federal education loan programs
Inseparable imperatives: Equity in education and the future of the American economy
Improving the college scorecard: Using student feedback to create an effective disclosure
The missing "one-offs": The hidden supply of high achieving, low-income students
Lost without a map: A survey about students' experiences navigating the financial aid process
The student debt crisis
Lifting Latinos up by their 'rootstraps': Moving beyond trauma through a healing-informed framework for Latino boys and men
A better affirmative action: State universities that created alternatives to racial preferences
Adding it all up in 2012: Are college net price calculators easy to find, use and compare?
College is affordable: A pilot study
One in seven: Ranking youth disconnection in the 25 largest metro areas
Economic Diversity Among Selective Colleges: Measuring the Enrollment Impact of "No-loan" Programs
Balancing passion and practicality: The role of debt and major on students' financial outcomes
Making loans work: How community colleges support responsible borrowing
College rewired: Innovative approaches help higher education connect to productivity
Completion matters: The high cost of low community college graduation rates
The best of two worlds: Lessons from a community college-community organization collaboration to increase student success
Rethinking higher education business models: Steps toward a disruptive innovation approach to understanding and improving higher education outcomes
Grading student loans
Hiring and higher education: Business executives talk about the costs and benefits of college
It's a matter of time: Low-income students and community colleges
Closing the door, increasing the gap: Who's not going to (community) college?
Simplifying student aid: What it would mean for states
Trends in college spending, 1999-2009
Cohort default rates in context
The economic value of opportunity youth
How America pays for college 2011
Financial trends in public and private nonprofit institutions
Statewide aid policies to improve college access and success
Dramatically bringing down the cost of education with OER: How open education resources unlock the door to free learning
Making college more affordable: The president's plan to lower college tuition is a good first step but more can be done
Does federal student aid raise tuition? New evidence on for-profit colleges
Pathways to success: Integrating learning with life and work to increase national college completion
Building pathways to transfer: Community colleges that break the chain of failure for students of color
Cheap for whom? How much education costs taxpayers
Student debt and the class of 2010
The CollegeKeys Compact: Getting into college: A cross-cohort examination of college preparations by lower-SES students
Military service members and veterans: A profile of those enrolled in undergraduate and graduate education in 2007-08
Advocacy in action toolkit
Up for grabs: The gains and prospects of first- and second generation young adults
Analysis of preliminary FY2009 2-year cohort default rates
Developing 20/20 vision on the 2020 degree attainment goal: The threat of income based inequality in education
How students are making it: Perspectives on getting through college from recent graduates of the Boston Public Schools (Full Report)
How students are making it: Perspectives on getting through college from recent graduates of the Boston Public Schools (Short Version)
One year out: Findings from a national survey among members of the high school graduating class of 2010
The EFC formula, 2012-2013
The distribution of grants and scholarships by race
Top ten higher education policy issues for 2011
Degree completion beyond institutional borders: Responding to the new reality of mobile and non-traditional learners
A policymaker's guide to early college designs: Expanding a strategy for achieving college readiness for all
Tapping HSI-STEM funds to improve Latina and Latino Access to STEM professions
Getting what we pay for: State community college funding strategies that benefit low-income, lower-skilled students
Measuring success by degrees: The status of college completion in SREB states
Ensuring success for returning veterans
Benefitting whom? For-profit education companies and the growth of military educational benefits
What is the price of college? Total, net, and out of pocket prices in 2007-08
When opportunity knocks, who answers? New evidence on college achievement awards
Introduction to the Community College Research Center (CCRC) assessment of evidence series
Protecting the federal investment in higher education: The gainful employment rule
Veteran's education benefits: Enhanced guidance and collaboration could improve administration of the Post-911 GI Bill program
Still denied: How community colleges shortchange students by not offering federal loans
Trends in college pricing 2010
School tracking and access to higher education among disadvantaged groups
Forward thinking teens: The effects of college costs on adolescent risky behavior
Piling it on: The growth of proprietary school loans and the consequences for students
Trends in student financing of undergraduate education: Selected years, 1995-96 to 2007-08
An analysis of inquiry, nonstart and drop reasons in nontraditional university student populations
DOD Education benefits: Increased oversight of tuition assistance program is needed
No time to waste: Policy recommendations for increasing college completion
Federal Student Aid strategic plan: FY 2011-15
Yes we can: The Schott 50-state report on public education and black males
The progress of education reform: Investing in college completion
Postsecondary success
Yes we can: The Schott state report on black males and education (national and state reports)
College and university commitments to student access and success: An overview of institutional postsecondary opportunity programs
After the FAFSA: How red tape can prevent eligible students from receiving financial aid
Trends in College Spending (TCS) Online
Leadership to enhance college access and success
False fronts? Behind higher education's voluntary accountability systems
Can I get a little advice here? How an overstretched high school guidance system is undermining students' college aspirations
Common Standards: The Time Is Now
College Savings Foundation
Toward more inclusive college savings plans: Sample state legislation
Lumina Foundation Lessons: When networks build a platform, students step up
High hopes, big debts (class of 2008)
Latino College Dollars: Scholarships for Latino students
Child poverty and intergenerational mobility
Characteristics of effective urban college preparation programs
Expanded learning time by the numbers: The traditional school calendar is failing to meet many students' needs
Reaching higher: Strategic initiatives for higher education in Indiana (Updated 2010 Version)
Connected by 25: Effective policy solutions for vulnerable youth
YourWordsToday.org
Putting students ahead of private banks: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibily Act (SAFRA) myths-facts
The tax and transfer fiscal impacts of dropping out of high school in Philidelphia city and suburbs
Dollars and sense: How "career first" programs like Year Up benefit youth and employers
Promoting a culture of student success: How colleges and universities are improving degree completion
Paying for college: Students from middle-income backgrounds
The worst of times: Children in extreme poverty in the South and nation
Collaborating to create change: How El Paso Community College improved the readiness of its incoming students through Achieving the Dream
Learning communities for students in developmental reading: An impact study at Hillsborough Community College
Southern Regional Education Board: Moving Ahead: State progress reports on Challenge to Lead goals
Guiding the way to higher education: Families, counselors, and communities together
Afterschool Alliance
The path forward: The future of graduate education in the United States
The new net price calculator for college website
Lumina Foundation focus: The productivity push: System wide reform allows Arizona to serve more students
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) for Students
Investing in education and equity: Our nation's best future
Back on track to college: A Texas school district leverages state policy to put dropouts back on the path to success
Helping former foster youth graduate from college: Campus support programs in California and Washington state
Postsecondary institutions and price of attendance in the United States: Fall 2009 and degrees and other awards conferred: 2008-09, and 12-month enrollment 2008-09
Why is college so expensive?
Web tables - trends in undergraduate stafford loan borrowing: 1989-90 to 2007-08
Web tables - trends in graduate borrowing: selected years, 1995-96 to 2007-08
Trends in student financing of graduate and first professional education: Selected years 1995-96 to 2007-08
Buying college: What consumers need to know
Profiting from health care: The role of for-profit schools in training the health care workforce
PISA 2009 results: What students know and can do: Student performance in reading, mathematics and science
Trends in student aid 2010
Trends in for-profit postsecondary education: Enrollment, prices, student aid and outcomes
Education and the economy: Boosting the nation's economy by improving high school graduation rates among students of color and native students
Unfulfilled expectations: Recent college graduates struggle in a troubled economy
State policies regarding undocumented college students: A narrative of unresolved issues, ongoing debate and missed opportunities
Education and the economy: Boosting state and national economies by improving high school graduation rates
Adding it all up: An early look at net price calculators
Online learning: Does it help low-income and underprepared students?
2010 census of male-focused programs: A snapshot of programs and organzations supporting American males
Hear us out: High school students in two cities talk about going to college
Which students to serve? Universal or targeted eligibility for postsecondary opportunity programs
Enrollment in postsecondary institutions, fall 2009; Graduation rates, 2003 & 2006 cohorts; and financial statistics, Fiscal Year 2009
Filling in the blanks: How information can affect choice in higher education
Top 10 higher education state policy issues for 2011
Strengthening college opportunity and performance: Federal, state and institutional leadership
How to support college-bound undocumented students: Advice for parents
Access/Acceso: Rising to the challenge of improving higher education opportunities for Latinos
A call for change: The social and eductational factors contributing to the outcomes of black males in urban schools
Class differences: Online education in the United States, 2010
Achieving the dream data notes: Outcomes of first-year persisting students
Proposed legislative changes to the post-9/11 GI Bill: Potential implications for veterans and colleges
The price of poverty in big time college sport
Expanded learning opportunities: A more comprehensive approach to preparing high school students for college and a career
Getting through: Higher education's plan to increase the college completion rates of Boston public schools graduates
Double jeopardy: How third-grade reading skills and poverty influence high school graduation
The high cost of low graduation rates: Taxpayers lose millions
Unequal aid: Discriminatory treatment of gay and transgender applicants and families headed by same-sex couples in the higher education financial aid process
41st annual survey report on state-sponsored student financial aid: 2009-2010 Academic year
Four steps to finishing first: An agenda for increasing college productivity to create a better educated society
Unlocking doors and expanding opportunity: Moving beyond the limiting reality of college and career readiness in California high schools
The undereducated American
Opportunities for efficiency and innovation: A primer on how to cut college costs
Yesterday's nontraditional student is today's traditional student
College Search Database.com
Federal education tax benefits: Who receives them and to what extent do they shape the price of college attendance?
Men of color: Ensuring the academic success of Latinos in higher education
A new mission for the middle-grades: Preparing students for a changing world
The expansion of private loans in postsecondary education
Mobility makers
Financial literacy at minority-serving institutions
Caught in the crisis: Students with disabilities in U.S. high schools
Testing the impact of Higher Achivement's year-round out-of-school-time program on academic outcomes
The road ahead: A look at trends in the educational attainment of community college students
Trends in Chicago's schools across three eras of reform: Full report
SREB: State data exchange report: 42 Years and still counting: 2010-11 Indicators report
Open educational resources: Tools to help 21st century students achieve their postsecondary eduation goals and keep America competitive
Education and the economy: The economic benefits of helping high school dropouts earn both high school diplomas and college degrees
Beyond the master plan: The case for restructuring baccalaureate education in California
Illinois community college: Focus on the finish: A report to Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly
What explains trends in labor supply among U.S. undergraduates, 1970-2009?
2012 Education appropriations guide
What can we learn from law school? Legal education reflects issues found in all of higher education
Hard times: College majors, unemployment and earnings: Not all college degrees are created equal
EFC Formula, 2012-13
Graduate enrollment in science and engineering grew substantially in the past decade but slowed in 2010
Finding your workforce: The top 25 institutions graduating Latinos in health professions and related programs by academic level
Replenishing opportunity in America: The 2012 midterm report of public higher education systems in the Access to Success Initiative
Borrowers on hold: Student loan collection agency complaint systems need massive improvement
The other pipeline: From prison to diploma: Community colleges and correctional education programs
Sending veterans to school: Fast facts on the post-9/11 GI Bill
Student aid simplification: Looking back and looking ahead
2011 Year in review: Global changes in tuition fee policies and student assistance
A stronger nation through higher education: A detailed look at college attainment-nationally, by state and by metro area
Enrollment in postsecondary institutions, Fall 2010; Financial statistics, fiscal year 2010; and graduation rates, selected cohorts, 2002-07
State HIgher Education Finance 2011
2011 Survey of differential tuition at public higher education institutions
One dream, two realities: Perspectives of parents on America's high schools
2012 State of the state addresses: Governors' top education issues
The impact of affirmative action bans in graduate education
The role of student learning outcomes for institutional accountability and transparency
Postsecondary institutions and price of attendance in 2011-12, degrees and other awards conferred: 2010-11, and 12-month enrollment: 2010-11
The College Keys Compact: Getting into college: Postsecondary academic undermatch
42nd Annual survey report on state sponsored student financial aid
An examination of the information technology job market
Staying in school: A proposal to raise high school graduation rates
Middle skills jobs and the growing importance of postsecondary education
A framework for advancing career and technical education: Recommendations for the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Act
Preventing abuse in federal student aid: Community college practices
Student financial aid: Need determination could be enhanced through improvements in education's estimate of applicants state tax payments
Student financing of undergraduate education: 1999-2000
Student financing of graduate and first professional education: 1999-2000
2003-04 National postsecondary student aid study: Undergraduate financial aid estimates for 2003-04 by type of institution
Foster care independence act of 1999 and John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Reorienting the HEA reauthorization to reflect what research-based knowledge says about what works
Private loans and choice in financing higher education
Getting ready to pay for college: What students and their parents know about the cost of college tuition and what they are doing to find out
Equal access to postsecondary education? The case of undocumented immigrant students
In state tuition for undocumented immigrants
Policies in sync: Appropriations, tuition, and financial aid in higher education
Financing higher education
A matter of degrees: Improving graduation rates in four-year colleges and universities
The role of student loans in college access
State merit scholarship programs and racial inequality
Debts and decisions: Student loans and their relationship to graduate school and career choice
Pell Grant recipients in selective colleges and universities
The burden of borrowing: A report on the rising rates of student debt
Expanding college access: The impact of state finance strategies
Every child a graduate: A framework for an excellent education for all middle and high school students
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
NSLDS student access: National sudent loan data system
Characteristics of undergraduate borrowers: 1999-2000
National association of state approving agencies
GI bill: A reality check
Who goes to preschool and why does it matter?
Indiana dollars for scholars (presentation)
Locked up and locked out: An educational perspective on the U.S. prison pipeline
EducationQuest
Contending with financial inequality
College preparation information from Peterson's Education Center
More on affordability: Response to Tom Mortenson
Federal student loan debt:1993-2004
Correcting course: How we can restore the ideals of public higher education in a market-driven era
The student debt dilemma: Debt aversion as a barrier to college access
Persistence among first-generation college students in Indiana: The impact of precollege preparation, college experiences, and financial aid
Addressing student loan repayment burdens: Strengths and weaknesses of the current system
Educational needs index
Postsecondary institutions in the United States: Fall 2004 and degrees and other awards conferred: 2003-04
Creating options 2006: Financial aid opportunities for individuals with disabilities
Access and persistence: Fall 2005
Indiana dollars for scholars
Postsecondary education opportunity
Education pays update 2005: The benefits of higher education for individuals and society
Breaking the cycle of poverty starts with learning
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Funding your graduate education: Sources of information
Federal student aid: Graduate and professional studies
Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Website and Secondary School Toolkit - English
Fact book bulletin: Latest data confirms a college affordability gap for students from middle- and lower-income families
Guia de programas federales de ayuda estudiantil 2007-2008 (The guide to federal student aid)
Digest of Education Statistics
Back to school: Federal student aid policy and adult college enrollment
Feasibility of a student unit record system within the integrated postsecondary education data system
Money on the table: State initiatives to improve financial aid participation
Frequently asked questions about college costs
Profile of undergraduates in U.S. postsecondary education institutions: 2003-04, With a special analysis of community college students
Keeping America's promise: A report on the future of the community college
The economic promise of investing in high-quality preschool: Using early education to improve economic growth and the fiscal sustainability of states and the nation
One day I will make it: A study of adult student persistence in library literacy programs
Thinking outside the box: Policy strategies for readiness, access, and success
Women reap more benefits from higher education, study finds
Federal student financial aid: A national profile of programs in Title IV of the higher education act
Repayment glossary
Financial aid glossary: Some terms you may enounter on the road
Guide for parents: Ten steps to prepare your child for college
Paying for college: A brief look at student financial aid programs
Financial aid, access, and America's social contract with higher education
American Indian higher education consortium
Sallie Mae: First in my family scholarship
Destination university: A guide to college for students and their families (Spanish Version)
Study of the effect of the Talent Search program on secondary and postsecondary outcomes in Florida, Indiana and Texas
Over half of low-income children live with a parent who works regularly
Cutting interest rates, lowering student loan debt: An analysis of the congressional proposal to cut student loan interest rates in half
No way out: Student loans, financial distress, and the need for policy reform
Student loan forgiveness programs
The campus-based financial aid programs: A review and analysis of the allocation of funds to institutions and the distribution of aid to students
Federal student aid need analysis: Background and selected simplification issues
Inventing Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs): The basics
Benefits of a high school core curriculum
The high cost of high school dropouts: What the nation pays for inadequate high schools
Eliminating complexity and inconsistency in federal financial aid programs for higher education students: Towards a more strategic approach
High school counselors handbook 2004-05
College access, financial aid, and college success for undergraduates from foster care
The art of student retention
Financial aid issues for students from low income families
Doors of opportunity opening or closing: We are using tax credits and tuition discounts to appease middle-class voters instead of expanding educational opportunity
Need versus merit: Focusing student financial aid for diversity
State of decline? Gaps in college access and achievement call for renewed commitment to educating Californians
Reclaiming the American dream
2003-04 National postsecondary student aid study: Undergraduate financial aid estimates for twelve states
On the road to college: Developing mobile and regional outreach services
Early commitment financial aid programs - Do they increase college access?
Frequently asked questions regarding public service loan forgiveness
State policies on student transitions: Results of a 50-state inventory
Beyond social justice: The threat of inequality to workforce development in the Western United States
English-Spanish glossary of student financial aid and postsecondary education
The poor and the rich: A look at economic stratification and academic performance among undergraduate students in the United States
College.gov
Dropouts, diplomas, and dollars: U.S. high schools and the nation's economy
State higher education finance: 2007
A matter of trust: Ten key insights from recent public opinion research on attitudes about education among Hispanic parents
The fiscal impacts of college attainment
Engaged for success: Service-learning as a tool for high school dropout prevention
Confronting the "new" American dilemma: Underrepresented minorities in engineering: A data-based look at diversity (Executive Summary)
Supporting English language acquisition: Opportunities for foundations to strengthen the social and economic well-being of immigrant families
Strengthening state adult education policies for low-skilled workers
Lifelong learning: New strategies for the education of working adults
Noncognitive assessment and college success: The case of the Gates Millennium Scholars
FinAid: Student loan advisor - Master's students
The economic impact of the achievement gap in America's schools
A developmental perspective on college and workplace readiness
Paving the way: How financial aid awareness affects college access and success
Parent and student guide to federal tax benefits for tuition and fees for tax year 2007
Federal access policies and higher education for working adults
Big questions, practical answers: New strategies for setting and moving a higher education agenda
Ready to assemble: A model state higher education accountability system
Dedicated funding for higher education: Alternatives for tough economic times
Overcoming obstacles, optimizing opportunities: State policies to increase postsecondary attainment for low-skilled adults
Graduation rate watch: Making minority student success a priority
Delta project on postsecondary education costs, productivity, and accountability
Federal Aid First
Education Finance Council (EFC)'s financial literacy homepage
Economic mobility: Is the American Dream alive and well?
Indiana's guide to paying for college
Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
Project Complete
Early intervention program and college partnerships
Annotated bibliography: Adult learning in focus: National and state data report
What every college access practitioner should know: About sources of funding and other support
Adult learning in focus: National and state-by-state data
Adult learning in focus: Individual state profiles and downloadable data
Transition matters: Community college to bachelor's degree
Are teachers prepared for racially diverse schools? Teachers describe their preparation, resources, and practices for racially diverse schools
The 4th annual AP report to the nation
The Sallie Mae Fund
Best Business Schools
Black college dollars: 2007-2008 Directory of scholarships for African-American students
Community college fast facts
Gates Millenium Scholars Program
Access to success initiative
The study of economic, informational, and cultural barriers to community college student transfer access at selective institutions: National estimates of transfer access and baccalaureate degree attainment at four-year colleges and universities
Renewing the promise: The public universities in a transforming world
Student debt and the class of 2006
Postsecondary education tuition and required fees in Indiana: 2007-09
National and state data
In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants: States' rights and educational opportunity
Connext Postsecondary Assessment System
Opportunity.gov
The public realities of private student loans
Cost, commitment, and attainment in higher education: An international comparison
National Association for College Admission Counseling: Statement of prinicples of good practice
Action required: Addressing the nation's lowest performing high schools
Campaign for High School Equity
Transforming America's community colleges: A federal policy proposal to expand opportunity and promote economic prosperity
The 2008 Brown Center report on American education: How well are American students learning
Promoting economic mobility by increasing postsecondary education
National opportunity to learn campaign: State data and analysis
Characteristics of private student loan borrowers who do not use federal education loans
Impact of college rankings on institutional decision making: Four country case studies
Lowering student debt: Explaining the decline in the debt of university students in Manitoba
The American high school graduation rate: Trends and levels
The 2008 amendments to the Higher Education Act: Are we on the right track?
Postsecondary institutions and price of attendance in the United States: Fall 2008 and degrees and other awards conferred: 2007-08, and 12-month enrollment 2007-08
How America saves for college 2009: Sallie Mae's national study of students and parents
Stronger department of education oversight needed to help ensure only eligible students receive federal student aid
An analysis of section 529 college savings and prepaid tuition plans
Getting with the program: Community college students need access to federal loans
From high school to the future: Making hard work pay off: The road to college for students in CPS's academically advanced programs
Canadians’ attitudes towards financing postsecondary education: Who should pay and how?
Embracing differences: Post-secondary education among Aboriginal students, students with children and students with disabilities (2005)
The 2003 Ontario College Applicant Survey
Changes in tuition policy: Natural policy experiments in five countries
The Millennium Foundation Bursary in Manitoba: Exploring Its impact
Student aid and university persistence - Does debt matter?
Recognizing excellence? Canada’s merit scholarships
Today's GI Bill: Connecting America's veterans to higher education
Growing pains: Scaling up the nation's best charter schools
Rising by Degrees
Between two worlds: How young Latinos come of age in America
This school works for me: Creating choices to boost student achievement: An implementation guide for school district administrators
This school works for me: Creating choices to boost student achievement: Supplement to the analysts' guide
CollegeFish.org
Communities of color: A critical perspective in the Common Standards movement
High school policy reform: A plan for success (California)
Lowering student loan default rates: What one consortium of historically black institutions did to succeed
Current challenges and opportunities in preparing rural high school students for success in college and careers: What federal policymakers need to know
Top gainers: Some public four-year colleges and universities make big improvements in minority graduation rates
Creating jobs and supporting homeless students
Academic Competitiveness Grant and National SMART Grant
Academic Competitiveness Grant and National SMART Grant (Spanish language version)
Assessing the use and impact of ECMC Foundation's Realizing the College Dream curriculum
Deloitte 2009 education survey overview: Redefining high school as a launch pad