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Improved Access to Hope Grant a Start, but Georgia’s Higher Ed Goals Call for More
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute applauds lowering the GPA requirement for the lottery-funded HOPE Grant but says much more needs to be done to increase a postsecondary degree or certificate attainment. Read more »
Defunding Remediation Could Limit Access to College And Economic Opportunity for Thousands
Remediation is a challenge but cutting funds is not the answer. Read more »
What You Need to Know About Developmental Education
A brief overview of opportunities to improve developmental education student success rate from the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. Read more »
Maine Ranks 21st in the Number of Low-Income Working Families
The Maine Center for Economic Policy highlighted the link between low-income families and low-wage work. Jobs available for low-income Mainers are often in low-wage sectors: retail, food preparation, food service, clerical, and customer assistance. Read more »
One Third of Working Families Are Low-Income?
Michigan League for Public Policy highlights the fact that too many working families are low-income. Read more »
Rise in Health Care Jobs Brings Need for Advancement of Entry Level Workers
The Mississippi Economic Policy Center drew attention to the growth in healthcare sector and the need for additional skills training. Read more »
Changes to HOPE: Bad for Georgia’s Future
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute highlighted a Wall Street Journal analyzed Georgia’s financial aid changes which have protected benefits for students from Georgia’s wealthiest communities while leaving those who need the most help paying for college in the lurch. Read more »