Affordability

  • Encouraging State Higher Ed Investments through Federal-State Partnerships

    As the nation prepares for yet another attempt at reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, it is crucial to remember…

  • Higher Learning Advocates Submits Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), SNAP

    Higher Learning Advocates submitted a comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the “Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the…

  • CMT Shines Spotlight on Tennessee Community Colleges

    I first heard about CMT’s “Empowering Education” initiative late last year when the country music network announced it would…

  •  A Q&A with Andre Perry, David M. Rubenstein Fellow for the Brookings Institution 

    Insights & Outlooks: How did you originally develop a passion for education, both personally and as a career? What…

  • An Insider’s Look at Postsecondary Education in Louisiana

    A Q&A with Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Commissioner, Louisiana Commission of Higher Education  Today’s students are more diverse, older and…

  • What “Persistence and Retention” Means for Adult Learners

    In an era when declining enrollment looms large, and the demographics of higher education are undergoing an unprecedented shift.…

  • The Other Costs of College: Four Ways to Support Today’s Students Beyond Tuition

    The idea of free college is currently dominating headlines and the 2020 Democratic primary race. And for good reason:…

  • Understanding Student Financial Success Through Data

    Elaina Mulé was fortunate to have a rewarding undergraduate and graduate experience due to impactful mentors, work and research…

  • 101: Equity Gaps in Higher Education

    What is an Educational Equity Gap?An educational equity gap is where there is a significant and persistent disparity in…

  • Access Begins with Affordability

    As an educator, it’s been my privilege to support students investing in their future by attending college. Many students…

  • Why Access Matters?

    Our country has shifted its conversation from college access to college completion as the new measure of success, sometimes…

  • More Than Access

    I remember having a conversation with my mother when I was first considering college as a young teen. She…