Resources and insights to support professionals working across the education sector
Mapping the College Affordability Landscape: A Typology of State Strategies
Mapping the College Affordability Landscape: A Typology of State Strategies is the first-comprehensive mapping of affordability policies across all 50-states and Washington, D.C. This research shows 1,241 strategies—and average of 24 per state—and found that now two states are approaching affordability in the same way.
State Strategies for Scaling Emergency Aid: Insights from a Florida Landscape Analysis
State Strategies for Scaling Emergency Aid: Insights from a Florida Landscape Analysis, explores how states can expand emergency aid grants as a systemic strategy to support college student retention and completion.
Building a Future of Opportunity: The Transformation Imperative in Postsecondary Education
As we close out 2024, our Partner Martha Snyder and Director Jessica Collis argue that it’s time for a transformation of our higher education system that leans into value, affordability, supports, and accountability to restore the public trust. Read their latest Insight blog for more.
Beyond Sticker Prices: How States Can Make Postsecondary Education More Affordable
Our latest postsecondary finance brief, Beyond Sticker Prices: How States Can Make Postsecondary Education More Affordable, analyzes financial aid programs and affordability-related data in nine states. This analysis, which looked across regions, populations and various financial aid models, illustrates the significant variation in affordability across states, institutions and income brackets.
Framing the College Affordability Problem
College affordability is an issue that weighs heavily on many people’s minds. And it should. There was a recent story about a public official who was concerned about college affordability. He said he could relate to students who struggle to pay for college because less than 10 years after leaving graduate school, he was still paying off debt for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. From Harvard.