University of Wisconsin–Madison
This tool aims to inform research and policy conversations on improving college access and success. Using data from the U.S. Department of Education, it examines college access and completion rates for Pell Grant recipients. Users can use three different displays to examine which colleges enroll and graduate the highest shares of Pell Grant (low-income) students. …
In this project, we build an interactive map showing high school completion and college-going trends in Wisconsin from 2010 to 2019 at the county and school levels. In particular, we draw attention to the trends for “economically disadvantaged” students, a term used by Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction. We use this variable to identify students …
This story originally appeared on Maine Public. A significant number of Mainers with outstanding student loans could see some major relief under a proposal that newly inaugurated President Joe Biden will reportedly make to cancel thousands in federal student loan debt for each person, among other efforts. In addition to planning an executive order to …