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Cahalan, Margaret W.; Addison, Marisha; Brunt, Nicole; Patel, Pooja R.; Perna, Laura W. – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2021
This report, the seventh in this series, brings together again in partnership the Pell Institute with the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy of the University of Pennsylvania (PennAHEAD). These reports draw from multiple sources of existing data to provide, in one place, indicators that describe trends in equity in postsecondary…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Higher Education, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Cahalan, Margaret W.; Addison, Marisha; Brunt, Nicole; Patel, Pooja R.; Vaughan, Terry, III; Genao, Alysia; Perna, Laura W. – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2022
In 2004 and 2005, the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education (Pell Institute), sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), published two editions of "Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education." In 2015, the commitment to documenting trends in higher education equity was renewed by publishing…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Higher Education, Equal Education, Educational Trends
Cahalan, Margaret W.; Perna, Laura W.; Addison, Marisha; Murray, Chelsea; Patel, Pooja R.; Jiang, Nathan – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2020
This report, the sixth in this series, brings together again in partnership the Pell Institute with the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy of the University of Pennsylvania (PennAHEAD). These reports draw from multiple sources of existing data to provide, in one place, indicators that describe trends in equity in postsecondary enrollment,…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Equal Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Patel, Reshma; Brock, Thomas; de la Campa, Elijah; Rubb, Timothy; Valenzuela, Ireri – MDRC, 2015
One of the original purposes of student financial aid was to ensure fairer access to post-secondary education to those least able to afford it and to those traditionally underrepresented. Various federal and state programs were put in place to achieve this goal, including the federal Pell Grant and state aid programs. Yet policymakers and…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Academic Achievement
Patel, Reshma; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; de la Campa, Elijah; Rudd, Timothy – MDRC, 2013
In today's economy, employers' demand for an educated workforce is steadily rising. Policymakers, education leaders, and communities across the country recognize the need to improve college attendance and success, but are constrained by the current budgetary environment. Meanwhile students themselves face mounting college costs, and financial aid…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Performance Based Assessment, Low Income Groups, Student Financial Aid