States that require (and pay for) all high schoolers to take SAT or ACT during school-day see increased college enrollment rates
Stephen Burd
Stephen Burd is a senior policy analyst in the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation.
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Grinnell Shows What It Takes for an Elite Private College to be Socioeconomically Diverse
College will reduce investment in “merit aid” as tradeoff in remaining “need blind” in its admissions
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Q&A with Leah Merrifield: A Leading Voice for Socioeconomic Diversity at Wash U.
One university’s innovative program to prepare talented but under-resourced kids for getting into and through selective colleges
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The Problem with the Justice Dept’s Settlement with EDMC
The Department of Education has the authority to discharge the federal student loan debt of students who are the victims of fraud—and they are doing so or at least planning on doing so in the case of students who attended the now-bankrupt Corinthian Colleges. However, in the case involving the Education Management Corporation (EDMC), the […]
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5 Things to Know About Wash U.’s Plan to Become More Socioeconomically Diverse
Daniel X. O’Neil/Flickr As I wrote in my last column, Washington University in St. Louis is in the midst of a five-year plan to become more socioeconomically diverse. The university will spend at least $25 million a year for five years to increase the share of its students receiving Pell Grants, the federal government’s primary […]
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Washington University’s Plan to Enroll More Low-Income Students Moves Forward
Pell Grant recipients make up 11 percent of freshman class, up from 7 percent two years ago
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Meet the Financial-Aid Program that Requires Colleges to Supplement, Not Supplant, Federal Aid
Oldest federal grant program helping low-income students afford college may be on chopping block
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Obama Administration Takes Big Step in Simplifying Financial-Aid Application Process
Senator hopes to make financial aid form fit on a postcard
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The Real Reason That Colleges Go ‘Test-Optional’
When George Washington University announced last month that it was adopting a “test-optional” admissions policy, it repeated a standard line made by colleges that allow prospective students to opt out of sending SAT or ACT scores. “The test-optional policy should strengthen and diversify an already outstanding applicant pool and will broaden access for those high-achieving […]
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Against the Tide: Chancellor Cantor Stands Out Among Higher-Ed Leaders for Commitment to Socioeconomic Diversity
Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor talks to reporters in 2011. AP Photo/Mike Groll At a time when many colleges and universities are chasing ever-greater prestige, it is refreshing to talk to Nancy Cantor, a college leader who believes that higher education should be more inclusive than exclusive when admitting students. Cantor is chancellor of Rutgers […]
