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Traditional Financial Aid Packages May Be Less Helpful for Older, Working Adults

August 7, 2020July 28, 2020 admin college, financial aid, low-income students

Although college enrollment increased significantly over the last few decades, fewer than half of all adults have earned a postsecondary

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The Kalamazoo Promise—Keeping Its Promise to Expand College Enrollment and Completion

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 admin college, education, financial aid, low-income students

More than 150 communities throughout the country have adopted place-based college scholarships, and several states now offer similar tuition-free programs

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Unintended Consequences—How Targeting Schools for Special Benefits in France Can Do More Harm Than Good

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 admin children, education, inequality, low-income students, parenting, school accountability

Compensatory education policies—policies aimed at offsetting educational inequalities between socially and academically disadvantaged children and more advantaged students—are widely used

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Too many low-income college students don’t graduate, but a program that aims to address all challenges can help

August 15, 2018June 2, 2020 admin college, education, financial aid, low-income students

One decade after high school completion, only 14 percent of low-income students in the United States have attained a bachelor’s

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