Download full textERIC Number: ED602819
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 15
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Leveraging Public Benefits to Improve States' Postsecondary Access and Completion
Duke-Benfield, Amy Ellen; Sponsler, Brian
Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP)
This report--written by Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield and Brian Sponsler--provides an overview of current public benefit policies and encourages states to look beyond traditional financial aid sources and free college programs to better support student success among students with low incomes. The brief calls for adopting states to adopt policies that streamline access to public benefit programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), SNAP E&T (Employment & Training), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and child care assistance to increase postsecondary attendance and completion among students with low incomes.
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, State Policy, Educational Policy, Social Services, Access to Education, Postsecondary Education, Graduation, Student Needs, Hunger, Employment Services, Family Programs, Welfare Services, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Child Care, Block Grants, Grants, Health Insurance, Tax Credits, College Students, Eligibility
Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP); Education Commission of the States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Child Care and Development Block Grants
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