Michigan is experimenting with financial aid education and college visits to break college dropout patterns in rural communities.
Topics: Completion
Analysis highlights persistent gaps in first-year student retention
New federal data indicate that more than twenty percent of full-time freshmen nationwide fail to return for a second year.
Foster children at great risk of college dropout, study finds
As programs supporting foster children in college expand nationally, new study suggests financial aid reforms are needed.
Private college could cost $6,000 or $69,000, depending on your wealth
A New York Times analysis finds that, for lower- and middle-income students, the cost of attending top universities is often substantially lower than advertised.
Despite uncertainty, DACA students persevering in college
Advocacy organizations have seen growth in scholarship applications from DACA students, who also are persevering to stay enrolled in school, “often at higher rates than their U.S.-citizen counterparts,” according to The Hechinger Report
Janet Napolitano highlights U. of California efforts to support first-generation students
In a USA Today op-ed, former Arizona governor and current University of California President Janet Napolitano highlights the university-wide programs that enable the University of California to enroll and graduate more first-generation students than any other U.S. institution of higher education.
Social justice curriculum shown to improve student retention, completion
A two-year “school-within-a-school” program that combines student services with a social justice-focused curriculum has helped two San Francisco-based colleges improve their retention and completion rates among students.
Three takeaways from federal report on ‘The Condition of Education’
The Department of Education has released its wide-ranging annual report on the state of education in the nation, and the Chronicle of Higher Education highlights three key takeaways.