Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Federal Programs | 10 |
| Graduation | 10 |
| Postsecondary Education | 10 |
| Outcomes of Education | 5 |
| Student Characteristics | 5 |
| Student Financial Aid | 5 |
| Academic Achievement | 4 |
| Educational Attainment | 4 |
| Educational Finance | 4 |
| Enrollment | 4 |
| Institutional Characteristics | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
Education Level
| Postsecondary Education | 8 |
| Higher Education | 6 |
| Adult Education | 3 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education | 2 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Temporary Assistance for… | 3 |
| Child Care and Development… | 2 |
| Higher Education Act 1965 | 1 |
| Pell Grant Program | 1 |
| Social Security | 1 |
| Workforce Innovation and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Beginning Postsecondary… | 1 |
| National Postsecondary… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 1 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
Download full textDuke-Benfield, Amy Ellen; Sponsler, Brian – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2019
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…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, State Policy, Educational Policy
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
Student parents face many challenges, including paying for child care, that can make it difficult for them to complete a degree. The federal government supports student parents through Education's Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program, which provides colleges funding for child care services, and federal student aid, which can…
Descriptors: Child Care, Parents, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid
Wyoming Department of Education, 2017
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) is the principal source of federal funding to states for the improvement of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs. States are provided with funds for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) and postsecondary institutions for…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSchley, Sara; Walter, Gerard G.; Weathers, Robert R., II; Hemmeter, Jeffrey; Hennessey, John C.; Burkhauser, Richard V. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2011
This article examines the effect that postsecondary education has on earnings and the duration of time spent in the Social Security disability programs for young persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Our hypothesis is that investments in postsecondary training increase the likelihood of employment for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Economic Status, Deafness, Partial Hearing
Karnes, Sandra Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This ethnographic case study investigated second year college students who participated in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program at a technical college in northeastern Pennsylvania. In order to understand how learners stayed motivated in a college setting, I selected participants who were in their second year of the TAA program. A total of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Technical Education, Postsecondary Education, Semi Structured Interviews
Myers, David; Olsen, Rob; Seftor, Neil; Young, Julie; Tuttle, Christina – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2004
Policymakers have long been concerned about the disparities in college attendance between more and less advantaged groups of students. Upward Bound is one of the largest and longest running federal programs designed to help economically disadvantaged students prepare for, enter and succeed in college. Since December 1991, Mathematica Policy…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Outcomes of Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A.; Hoffman, Charlene M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
The primary purpose of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data from both government and private sources, and draws especially on the results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Civics, College Graduates
Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The primary purpose of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data from both government and private sources, and draws especially on the results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Degrees, Adult Education, College Graduates
Boylan, Hunter R.; Bonham, Barbara S.; Tafari, Gamba Nwachi – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
This presentation describes US efforts to enhance educational opportunity for all of its citizens by ending segregation and expanding minority enrolment. It traces the history of these efforts from 1964 through 2004 and addresses the question of who was responsible for expanding minority enrolment and how this expansion was accomplished.…
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Ethnic Diversity, Student Diversity, Educational Opportunities
Snyder, Thomas D.; Tan, Alexandra G.; Hoffman, Charlene M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The 2005 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 41st in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The "Digest" includes a selection of data…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Public School Teachers
