From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College
The Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) tracks the postsecondary experiences of successive cohorts of graduating students and examines the relationship among high school preparation, support,...
View ArticleFulfilling the Commitment: Recommendations for Reforming Federal Student Aid
Fewer than 40 percent of the academically high scoring, low-income students who enroll in college earn bachelor's degrees. This report from the Rethinking Student Aid Study Group calls for a major...
View ArticleStudent Aversion to Borrowing: Who Borrows and Who Doesn’t
This report from The Institute for Higher Education Policy and Excelencia in Education explores why certain students are averse to college loans and the effect of those decisions on enrollment options...
View ArticleGrading Higher Education: Giving Consumers the Information They Need
Students and families need more information on the benefits and value that students get from their degree, according to this report, from the Brookings Institution. The report calls on the federal...
View ArticleAdding It All Up: An Early Look at Net Price Calculators
From the Institute for College Access & Success, this issue brief offers a series of recommendations for making net price calculators as helpful as possible for students and their families as they...
View ArticleCollege Application Week: A Toolkit for Increasing Access to Higher Education
This "how-to" guide outlines steps for launching a successful College Application Week at public high schools, and includes case studies of existing College Application Week programs in several states....
View ArticleFirst Generation–The Documentary
Shot over the course of three years, First Generation is a documentary that follows four low-income students on their journeys to become the first in their families to attend college. The film...
View ArticleSingle Mothers and College Success: Creating Paths out of Poverty
For many single mothers, a college degree is a gateway to the middle class, and community colleges often provide the most accessible and flexible option to progress to and through college, says this...
View ArticleFind the Best Colleges for You
This free resource from Consumer Reports aims to make the college-search process more efficient for prospective students and families. Published in both English and Spanish, this resource surveyed and...
View ArticleNext Gen Hub for Innovation in Student Supports
NextGenHub.org is a means for Lumina to share solutions to improve access to information and services about college going that are student-centered, easy-to-use and efficient. We invite others to join...
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