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Download full textUS House of Representatives, 2022
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor that was held to examine the protection of students and taxpayers by improving the closed school discharge process. Member statements were provided by: (1) Honorable Frederica S. Wilson, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment;…
Descriptors: For Profit Colleges, School Closing, College Students, Taxes
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Direct linkLiang Zhang – Journal of Higher Education, 2024
Using data from four waves of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016, this study examines the effect of the PGIB on veterans' student loans. Results indicate that the PGIB has significantly affected veteran students' borrowing behavior, with an average $1,100 reduction in Stafford Loans. Veteran students…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Veterans, Debt (Financial), Paying for College
Bennett, Christopher T. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2023
Master's degree enrollment and debt have increased substantially in recent years, raising important questions about the labor market value of these credentials. Using a field experiment featuring 9,480 job applications submitted during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, I examine employers' responses to job candidates with a Master of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Institutional Characteristics
Nicholas W. Hillman – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2024
This paper provides an overview of the United States higher education system. It gives readers introductory information about the size, scope and governance model of US higher education. This is a challenging task because higher education in the US is highly decentralized with no single 'system' coordinating all institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Institutional Characteristics
Reed, Matthew; Cochrane, Debbie – Project on Student Debt, 2013
Student Debt and the Class of 2012 is the eighth annual report on the cumulative student loan debt of recent graduates from four-year colleges. The authors' analysis finds that the debt levels of students who graduate with loans continue to rise, with considerable variation among states as well as among colleges. Seven in 10 college seniors who…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, College Graduates, Geographic Location
