Accountability
Students, Families and Businesses Deserve Better Info on Community Colleges: Pass the College Transparency Act!
College Transparency Act, a bill that would better capture the community college population when collecting data for the student-level data network. This is an exciting week for community colleges, their students, supporters, and employer partners. After many years, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee plans to vote on the bipartisan College Transparency Act, a bill that would better capture the community college population when collecting data for the student-level data network.
Analysis: Low-income community college students most likely to report canceling college plans
The pandemic is widening equity gaps as more low-income students and students of color leave higher ed.
New Federal Survey Data Show the Pandemic Has Hit Would-Be College Students Hard
Predictions for the effects of the pandemic on students enrolled in education after high school were grim from the outset — and new survey data from the Census Bureau confirm that.
The Many Forms of Postsecondary Inequity
New federal data highlight differences in educational outcomes across many individual variables.
Completing College: National and State Reports
The Completing College report series provides a comprehensive overview of postsecondary completion trends nationally and by state. For all students who enter postsecondary education for the first time each year, it examines the diverse pathways the student traversed toward completion, as well as a degree or certificate completion rate within six and eight years of enrolling.
College Scorecard adds program-level debt, earnings data
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday launched a revamped College Scorecard that includes data on potential debt and earnings based on fields of study, graduation rates and even apprenticeships. Students and families now have...
