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What Can the Class of 2023 Expect This Fall?

Scholarship America

Sharp cuts in state and federal funding, especially after the 2008 recession, led to a need to bring in more tuition revenue, and competition for enrollment has led schools to spend more on administration, services and amenities. The good news is that some states are beginning to reinvest in higher education.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

COE

. ### The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1981, dedicated to expanding college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community-Based Organization College and Career Success, Breakthrough Central Texas Located in Austin, Texas, Breakthrough Central Texas’s College & Career Success Team (CCST) is present and ready to guide first-generation college students as they proceed through their postsecondary pursuits.

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Research Underway by Gates Foundation Partners to Better Understand Test-Optional Admission

NACAC's Admitted

What was the impact of testing policies on admission/enrollment outcomes for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income students during the fall 2020 cycle? Test Scores Aren’t Necessarily Predictive of Success in College The 2008 commission also made two important observations about standardized admission tests.

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Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

We've had six consecutive years during which our Black, Latinx, and low-income students have graduated at or above the student body overall, and it's been a practice that has been shared with other institutions, not only across the U.S., Sharing the Model. but across the globe.