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Cochrane, Debbie; Cheng, Diane – Project on Student Debt, 2016
Student Debt and the Class of 2015 is the eleventh annual report on the student loan debt of recent graduates from four-year colleges, documenting the rise in student loan debt and variation among states as well as colleges. This report includes policy recommendations to address rising student debt and reduce debt burdens, including collecting…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Annual Reports, Educational Practices
Kahlenberg, Richard; Potter, Halley – Century Foundation, 2012
The education policy and philanthropy communities to date have placed a premium on funding charter schools that have high concentrations of poverty and large numbers of minority students. This report asks: Might it make more sense for foundations and policymakers to embrace a variety of approaches, including efforts to demonstrate the feasibility…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Poverty, Racial Segregation, Public Policy
Universities UK, 2010
This report presents an analysis of the diversity of income streams in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) at a time when the sector is facing considerable uncertainty. The research was conducted over a six-week period from March to April 2010 and, as such, it predated the establishment of the new Coalition Government in the UK. In the period…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Income, Economic Impact
Lee, John Michael, Jr.; Rawls, Anita – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
When the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education (subsequently referred to as the commission) convened in the fall of 2008, the educational landscape included a number of issues that the commission's members recognized as formidable challenges to those students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. The Commission's…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Educational Change
Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2008
As of March 2008, over half of U.S. states are facing projected budget shortfalls for the coming fiscal year. During economic downturns such as this, opportunities available to hard-working, low-wage families are diminished. These conditions create growing concerns for policymakers who must, with fewer state resources, enhance opportunities and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation, State Policy
Cooper, Bruce S.; DeRoche, Timothy R.; Ouchi, William G.; Segal, Lydia G.; Brown, Carolyn – Education Working Paper Archive, 2006
Ever since the publication of "A Nation At Risk" in 1983, Americans have been preoccupied with two problems regarding public education: (1) student performance is unsatisfactory to most Americans despite large increases in real spending per student; and despite several attempts at reforming curricula, teacher training, testing, and other…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Public Schools, School Restructuring, School Choice