ERIC Number: ED578890
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
Pages: 10
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Behavioral Insights for Federal Higher Education Policy
Castleman, Ben
Urban Institute
The federal role in higher education has grown over the past two decades, and now a new administration has the opportunity to strengthen policies that support students and their colleges and universities. To help inform these decisions, the Urban Institute convened a bipartisan group of scholars and policy advisers to write a series of memos highlighting some of the most critical issues in higher education and recommending policy solutions. This memo draws on behavioral science to offer low-cost changes the federal government could make--including simplifying the application for student aid and leveraging existing digital touch points with students--to help ensure academically capable students make it to graduation. [This is part of the "Memos to Congress and the Administration on Higher Education" collection. For a summary of the memos, see "A Principled Federal Role in Higher Education" (ED578885).]
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Job Simplification, Grantsmanship, Academic Advising, Reverse Transfer Students, Cost Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Program Improvement, Government Role, Behavioral Sciences
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation
Authoring Institution: Urban Institute
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