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Beyond Tuition: Funding for Campus Based Child Care for Student Parents
Colleges struggle to financially support child care for student parents, but there are options for funding them via braiding various funding
Outsourcing Accreditor Oversight to States: A Bad Idea in the Making
Letting states approve accreditors puts students and taxpayers at risk.
Parenting Students at For-Profits Face the Highest Rates of Homelessness
Parenting students at for-profit colleges face higher homelessness rates than peers at public and nonprofit schools with more support.
More Guardrails, Fewer Loopholes:
As the reconciliation process moves forward, policymakers can strengthen accountability and loan repayment provisions in key ways.
Risk-Sharing for Higher Education: The House Republican Proposal’s Impact on Institutions and Students
From weak incentives to perverse outcomes, the House GOP’s risk-sharing framework is in need of further discussion and improvements.
The Trump Administration Is Wielding Accreditation as Political Weapon Against Columbia University
The Education Department is trying to coerce the Columbia's accreditor into punishing it.
The Facts on Higher Education Policy
The facts on higher education policy challenges and proposed solutions by issue area.
One Big Beautiful Bill Is an Implementation Nightmare for Higher Education
While the Ed Department is hoping to wind down, House Republicans are proposing legislation that would require it to dramatically ramp up.
Promising Partners: Community Colleges and Child Care Resource & Referral Networks
Child Care Resource and Referral Networks and Community Colleges can partner to address child care needs.
No Hearing, No Answers
The Senate advanced the top higher education policy nominee without a hearing. Here are the questions the Senate should have asked.
The House Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Student Parents
Congressional republicans are cutting financial aid and other supports that millions of student parents rely on to succeed in college.
Higher Education Needs Funding Formulas
Colleges and universities cannot continue to rely upon funding models based on discrimination and inequality.
Celebrating College Completion Day: A Call to Invest in Student Success
On College Completion Day, we honor the achievements of students who have reached a significant milestone in their educational journey.