FAFSA Applications Fell After COVID — And For Many Incoming Freshmen, They Haven’t Recovered

A new study of FAFSA applications in California finds that freshmen haven’t recovered from an early dip due to COVID

‘In the Crosshairs’: As School Closures Extend, States Face Complex — and Often Localized — Decisions About How to Help Seniors Graduate

Changes to graduation requirements, or local flexibility? States are determined to get seniors their diploma despite #coronavirus school closures — but their approaches vary

Study: Career And Technical Education Yields Not Just Higher Earnings, But Higher Test Scores

New research on career and technical education finds that enrolling in one of Connecticut's CTE schools improves test scores, high school graduation, and early-career earnings for male students

‘Probably the Best News for Federal Accountability Policy, Ever’: New Study Shows No Child Left Behind’s Tough Oversight Led to Big Boost in High School Graduation Rates

Is No Child Left Behind the reason for the boost in the high school graduation rates?

Should Congress Link Higher-Ed Funding To Graduation Rates?

Should higher ed funding be linked to a college's graduation rate? Experts debate whether or not Congress should use it as an accountability metric as they prepare to reauthorize the Higher Education Act

Alarming Statistics Tell the Story Behind America’s College Completion Crisis: Nearly a Third of All College Students Still Don’t Have a Degree Six Years Later

The number of high school grads going to college rose from 63% to 70% between 2000-2016 but about a third of students who enroll in college still have no degree 6 years later

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