Rachel Fishman

Policy Analyst, Education Policy Program

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Rachel Fishman is a policy analyst with New America’s Education Policy Program. She provides research and analysis on policies related to higher education including college affordability, public education, data transparency, and access and success of underrepresented students. Fishman and her work have been cited in such media outlets as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Washington Monthly, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher Education, and NPR. Her blogging on financial aid won a national award from the Education Writers Association in 2013.
 
Fishman previously worked as an education advisor for The College Planning Center in Boston where she provided guidance to students and families how to plan and pay for college. Fishman holds a master’s degree in higher education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Expertise:

  • Financial Aid
  • Higher Education
  • Financial Crisis
  • Social Contract
  • Social Security
  • Fiscal Policy

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Rachel Fishman
Policy Analyst, Education Policy Program
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Featured Publications

Publications

  • policy paper | May 01, 2014 |

    Building an AOTC Movement

    Strengthening Outreach for a Reformed American Opportunity Tax Credit

    Rachel Fishman Stephen Burd
    Today, too many families fail to claim higher education tax benefits for which they are eligible. For example, a Government Accountability Office (...
  • policy paper | January 08, 2014 |

    The Parent Trap

    Early Education in America since the Great Recession

    Rachel Fishman
    In fall 2011, the U.S. Department of Education quietly tightened the credit check criteria for Parent PLUS loans, a federal program that provides l...