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Financial Aid Reforms
Using a Latino Lens to Reimagine Financial Aid
Deborah Santiago October 17, 2019
Financial aid has not kept pace to serve today’s students. Historically, the majority of financial aid recipients had a…
Financial Aid Reforms
Reforming Federal Work Study to Support Today’s Students
Iris Palmer October 17, 2019
Legislative action around the Higher Education Act is heating up. Senator Alexander has dropped a pared down version of…
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Student Voice: The Pell Grant Gave Me a Second Chance
Robert Wright October 17, 2019
I was sitting on the edge of my cot surrounded by thick concrete and rusted paint-chipped bars that kept…
Financial Aid Reforms
From the State House to the Beltway: Truth Talk about State Financial Aid
Sarah Pingel October 17, 2019
The federal role in financial aid policy tends to dominate the conversation around reauthorization of the Higher Education Act…
Financial Aid Reforms
Students Need New Models for Higher Education—and Aid Policies to Match
Jillian Klein October 17, 2019
Three out of four college students today have at least one “non-traditional” characteristic. They didn’t enroll in college immediately…
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Student Voice: Today’s Students Rethinking Financial Aid
Mysia Perry October 17, 2019
Editor’s Note: Mysia Perry is a LEDA Career Fellow and an Oldham Scholar in her junior year at the…
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Starting From Scratch: A New Approach to Higher Ed Finance
Jeremy Rossmann October 17, 2019
In 2009, at the beginning of what would turn out to be a short-lived undergraduate career, I arrived at…
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The Biggest Barrier to Making Financial Aid Simpler? The IRS.
Colleen Campbell October 17, 2019
It seems the time is right for bold solutions on student debt – presidential candidates are proposing to forgive…
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Partner with States to Close Equity Gaps
James Kvaal October 17, 2019
Over the past generation, there has been a sea of change in how we pay for college. Over the…
Financial Aid Reforms
What Confuses Students & Parents About Award Letters Will Surprise You—And That’s the Problem.
Carlo Salerno October 17, 2019
Last week, CampusLogic released “Clear Disparity: New Data Adds Consumer Voices to Award Letter Confusion Debate,” a research report…
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee: Protect Pell in FY20 Spending Bill
October 7, 2019
On Monday, October 7, Higher Learning Advocates, along with 62 other groups, submitted a letter to the Senate Appropriations…
Affordability, Financial Aid Reforms, The Higher Education Act, Today's Students
The Other Costs of College: Four Ways to Support Today’s Students Beyond Tuition
Emily Bouck West July 18, 2019
The idea of free college is currently dominating headlines and the 2020 Democratic primary race. And for good reason:…