The Postsecondary National Policy Institute serves as the leading source of professional development for Congressional staff working on higher education issues. Our goal is to increase policymakers' knowledge and capacity to devise and implement workable, sustainable, and affordable higher education solutions for the years to come.
A recent paper published by the National College Access Network (NCAN) and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center analyzed the rates of postsecondary access and success of NCAN students.
A new report on whether online learning offerings can lead to lower tuition prices was recently released by Harvard University. The report finds that while there is some evidence that online learning can reduce college costs, its impact on education quality remains uncertain.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently released a report showing that colleges and universities with lower academic outcomes were no more likely to have been sanctioned by accreditors than those with higher student outcomes.
Incorporated in the Higher Education Act in 2008, Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) are defined as institutions that:
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) recently re-published its report that looks into current college term enrollments for the Fall term.
A recent paper published by the National College Access Network (NCAN) and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center analyzed the rates of postsecondary access and success of NCAN students.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher learning established prior to 1964 with the education of black Americans as their primary mission. Many were founded and developed in an environment of post-slavery segregation when most postsecondary institutions were not open to young people of color.
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In the early 1980s, a series of congressional hearings on Latino access to higher education focused on two themes: Latino students lacked access to higher education and many who began degree programs did not complete them, and Latinos were concentrated at institutions of higher ...
Institute for College Access and Success published its ninth annual report on the cumulative student loan debt of recent graduates from four-year colleges.
The Center for American Progress (CAP) released a new report this month that looks at the increasing reliance of public college students on student loans and the impact of the recession on state cuts to higher education funding.
In the last fourteen years, the number of certificates (non-degree awards that require less time to complete than degrees) has increased significantly at community colleges despite little research conducted on their economic benefits. A recent paper from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education Employment explores the relationship between receiving a certificate and student earnings and employment status after exiting the certificate program.
A recent paper published by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) argues for greater accountability for colleges and universities that receive federal funds.
A new report from Young Invincibles, A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low Income Students, highlights the new reality for college graduates: 79% of employers expect real world experience when they evaluate potential hires.
A new report from Young Invincibles, A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low Income Students, highlights the new reality for college graduates: 79% of employers expect real world experience when they evaluate potential hires.
In a recent paper from the Brookings Institution, Income Share Agreements (ISAs) are proposed as part of the solution to address rising higher education debt.
The recently released 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances from The Federal Reserve points to increased student loan debt among young Americans since 2010 while showing that most other forms of debt are in decline.
According to a report recently released by the National Center for Education Statistics, 35% of (first-time/full-time) undergraduates enrolled in at least two colleges over a six year period. 39% of these students did so without transferring any credits from their original institutions.
While student aid in various forms has increased across all sectors—federal, state, institutional—over the last ten years, federal student aid has grown at a faster rate.
For the majority of the last fifty years and ever since the federal government first began providing financial assistance for higher education in the 1950s, the dominant forms of aid have been grants, work study assistance, and loans.
ACT recently released their annual report on the college readiness of the incoming college class.
A recent report from The National Association of Student Financial aid Administrators (NASFAA) argues that consumer information requirements for postsecondary institutions could be enhanced, streamlined or eliminated to limit regulatory burden on institutional officials. The report details 15 recommendations ranging from improving the Department of Education’s College Navigator to repealing the ban on the federal-level student unit record system.
A new report published by ACT examines the financial burdens placed on families in funding their children’s college education, particularly after the economic downturn.
The National Center for Education Statistics has recently issued two reports, Out-of-Pocket Net Price for College and The Condition of Education 2014, an annual report to inform policymakers about the progress of education in the United States.