Resources Found

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

AL, CA, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MD, NH, TX

Need- and Merit-Based Financial Aid: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on need- and merit-based financial aid policies by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

Sept. 19, 2021

Individual State Profile

Nationwide

50-State Comparison: Need- and Merit-Based Financial Aid

States collectively invest over $12 billion a year to support over 4.5 million students through financial aid programs. Most states disburse aid based on students’ financial need, or a measure […]

Sept. 19, 2021

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Students Impacted by the Justice System Are Now Eligible for Federal Financial Aid. What About State Aid Programs?

In response to evidence from federal pilot programs in the last five years and increasing awareness about significant justice issues associated with incarceration, lawmakers recently ended a nearly three decade […]

Feb. 22, 2021

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

Nationwide

Supporting Successful Student Transitions Through State Financial Aid Reform

This Policy Brief draws on four principles of redesigning state financial aid to better support the Classes of 2020 and 2021 as they seek to enter college or university during […]

Dec. 2, 2020

High School, Postsecondary

Policy Report

CA, LA, NC, NJ, NV, VT

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability, Students & Families, Transitions

State Workforce Development Policies

This Policy Snapshot captures state legislative activity in 2020 concerning workforce development. Drawing on 308 bills introduced in 41 states and the District of Columbia, it identifies four trends in […]

Nov. 30, 2020

High School, Postsecondary

Policy Report

CO, DE, GA, IN, KY, MI, MS, NE, OH

Funding, Governance, Transitions, Workforce Development

COVID-19 Series: Funding Equity

This Policy Outline reviews the topic of funding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides both policy considerations and policy examples for state leaders looking to alleviate current […]

Oct. 26, 2020

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Data Visualization

CA, MS, NC, PA

Postsecondary Funding: Supporting Students of Color

As Education Commission of the States set out to catalog and analyze the various postsecondary funding models in place across the country, we specifically sought out information about how adopted […]

Aug. 17, 2020

CO, KY, NV

Postsecondary Education Funding: Now Might Not Be the Time to Stick to the Plan

As states turn the page on a new fiscal year, concerns about how to fund education systems abound. Postsecondary education is no exception. Many institutions, systems and states are bracing […]

Aug. 11, 2020

How Do States Fund Postsecondary Education?

Education Commission of the States recently released a 50-State Comparison detailing how state policies address postsecondary education funding. Many resources already exist in the postsecondary education funding space like the […]

Aug. 3, 2020