Month: September 2024

ACCT and the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab Release Brief and Dashboard That Explore State Funding Models for Community Colleges

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View the original news release on the ACCT website. The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is excited to publish a new brief that explores how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students, including those pursuing credit-bearing degrees and certificates, non-credit workforce programs, and those enrolled via dual-enrollment programs. An interactive data …

What to Know about Financial Aid Opportunities for Indigenous Students in 6 Select Midwest States

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By Cherish Golden Over the last year, the SSTAR Lab has been taking an inventory of all financial aid opportunities available to Indigenous students at the state-, system-, and postsecondary institution-level. Why? Because there is currently no comprehensive and reliable resource for Indigenous students and other stakeholders to find reliable, easy-to-digest information on scholarships and grants …

SSTAR Lab Goes to Washington (for the SHEEO Conference)

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By Jared Colston At the beginning of August, two members of the SSTAR Lab (myself and Amberly Dziesinski) attended the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Conference. Initially, I went into the SHEEO conference hoping to better understand the connection between institutions, state agencies, and federal policy when it comes to creating and improving our …

Satisfactory Academic Progress: A Burden or an Opportunity?

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By Amberly Dziesinski If you listen in to a conversation between members of the SSTAR Lab discussing financial aid policies, chances are, you’ll hear the phrase “administrative burden.” Administrative burdens are the costs associated with accessing a public benefit, from learning about the program, to proving you are eligible and complying with the requirements, to …