Uplifting Student Parent Stories for Mental Health Awareness Month
Student parents face stress and barriers to belonging, so colleges should rethink their mental health supports.
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In Final Stretch of Accreditation Negotiations, Trump Administration Resists Compromise
Cosmetology Education in the United States
A round-up of the Higher Education program’s research and investigative reporting on cosmetology education.
Cosmetology Students Deserve Better Than Debt and Broken Promises
Why stronger accountability standards in cosmetology education protect students and taxpayers.
Quality Principles for Workforce Pell Programs
Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation
This playbook is designed to support states as they implement Workforce Pell, translating federal requirements into actionable steps, highlighting key policy decisions…
The Rural Advantage—and Challenge—with Workforce Pell
The secret is out: rural colleges have real strengths, particularly when it comes to Workforce Pell.
A Key Piece of the Trump Accreditation Plan Threatens Accountability
The Trump administration proposes a regulation letting it override accreditors and keep federal aid flowing to potentially failing colleges.
Enrolled But Not Protected: Young Parenting Students Face Eviction at Alarming Rates
One in five young parenting students face eviction each year. New Eviction Lab data show enrollment offers far less protection than it should.
No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students
A Trellis and New America survey on housing insecurity for caregiving students produces some of the only data available directly examining how this population experiences housing insecurity—and offers…
5 Takeaways from the Trump Plan Overhauling College Accreditation
A proposed Education Department regulation reshapes college accreditation, weakening oversight while expanding federal control over higher education.
Accreditation on the Ground: A Q&A with Heather Perfetti
Heather Perfetti, president of Middle States Commission on Higher Education, MSCHE, explains how the accreditor creates standards and evaluates colleges.