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ERIC Number: ED613170
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 294
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 2021 Historical Trend Report
Cahalan, Margaret W.; Addison, Marisha; Brunt, Nicole; Patel, Pooja R.; Perna, Laura W.
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
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 enrollment, choice, and degree attainment, as well as indicators of college affordability. The purposes of this equity indicators project are to: (1) Report the status of higher education equity in the United States and identify changes over time in measures of equity; (2) Identify policies and practices that promote and hinder progress; and (3) Illustrate the need for increased support of policies, programs, and practices that not only improve overall attainment in higher education but also create greater equity in higher education opportunity and outcomes. As in previous Indicators reports, the data in the 2021 Indicators show persisting inequality in higher education opportunity based on family income, race/ethnicity, parent education, location of residence, and dependency status. While there has been an increase in postsecondary attainment since these words were articulated in the late 1940s, new forms of inequity and stratification have evolved, as education becomes one of the chief ways of differentiating wages and salaries and quality of life indicators. [For the 2020 report, see ED606010.]
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. 1025 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 1020, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-638-2887; Fax: 202-638-3808; e-mail: info@pellinstitute.org; Web site: http://www.pellinstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education; University of Pennsylvania, Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (AHEAD)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program; Higher Education Act 1965
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A