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The Case for IES: How Federal Education Data Informs Federal Policy

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

It combines valuable student interview data with administrative data, including FAFSA data that’s only available from the federal government.  Here are three examples of how NPSAS data provide unique and important insights about federal policy and spurred changes to increase student access to financial aid.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Similar to institutions nationwide, we saw enrollment plummet during the pandemic, dropping by 20% in 2020-2021. Last year, more than 70% of the graduating seniors in our high schools completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and a Victor Valley application, and 40% enrolled.

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A Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. Student Debt/FAFSA Rollout Throughout his term, President Joe Biden has tried to provide student debt relief and has succeeded in bringing student loan forgiveness to some five million borrowers. Larry Hlavenka Jr.,

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While Spring Enrollment is Up, Experts Advise Caution

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

from enrollments four years ago [in spring of 2020,]” said Shapiro. Public four-year institutions and private, nonprofit four-year institutions are both still down about 1% from where they were spring 2020.” The second concern comes from the impending results of the FAFSA delays. “Community colleges are still down about 12.5%

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 trillion by the end of 2022, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. “On

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New Report: The complication with FAFSA simplification

College Aid Services

A new report, The Complication with FAFSA Simplification, was recently published by the Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families. It was authored by Phillip Levine, a Nonresident Fellow of Economic Studies at Brookings Institution’s Center on Children and Families, and Jill Desjean, Senior Policy Analyst for NASFAA.

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Department of Education: Inflation Adjustments Coming to 24-25 FAFSA

College Aid Services

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 to overhaul the application process for federal aid and expand students’ access to grant funding with a new analysis formula. Some of the largest changes include: the Student Aid Index, modifications to the family size definition, and reforming policies for the Federal Pell Grant.