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State Information Request: Test-Optional Admission Policies

A staff member at a state department of education requested information on test-optional state admission policies. Our response includes background on the topic and state examples of test-optional admission policies. […]

Jan. 27, 2021

Postsecondary

State Information Request

AZ, MA, MD, ND, WA, WI

Assessment, Transitions

50-State Comparison: State Postsecondary Governance Structures

This resource provides a comprehensive summary of the various entities that make up postsecondary governance ecosystems in each state and the District of Columbia. It also: Focuses on and provides […]

Nov. 9, 2020

State Postsecondary Governance Structures: State Profiles

This resource provides a summary of the varied governance landscapes in each state and the District of Columbia. Click on the map below for an individual state’s profile, or view 50-State […]

Nov. 9, 2020

Postsecondary

Individual State Profile

Nationwide

Governance

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

Postsecondary

Blog Post

CO, KY, NV

Funding

Tuition Capping and Freezing: Rain Check for Future Price Increases or Durable Policy Solution?

Last month, we released a 50-State Comparison of tuition-setting policies showing that, in the majority of states, legislatures grant authority to individual or system-level boards to set tuition for public […]

June 1, 2020

Postsecondary

Blog Post

IL, MI, NE, WA

Funding

50-State Comparison: State Policies on Postsecondary Tuition Setting, Capping and Freezing

Increasing prices for postsecondary education concern students, parents, educators and policymakers alike. But who has the authority to set those prices? This 50-State Comparison details the highest level of policy, […]

May 20, 2020

Postsecondary

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability, Students & Families

States Move to Require the FAFSA for High School Graduation

High school students in three states — Illinois, Louisiana and Texas — already or will soon face a new graduation requirement: completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. […]

Feb. 14, 2020

High School, K-12

Blog Post

DC, IL, LA, MT, TX

Funding

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State Information Request: Test-Optional Admission Policies

50-State Comparison: State Postsecondary Governance Structures

State Postsecondary Governance Structures: State Profiles

Postsecondary Funding: Supporting Students of Color

Tuition Capping and Freezing: Rain Check for Future Price Increases or Durable Policy Solution?

50-State Comparison: State Policies on Postsecondary Tuition Setting, Capping and Freezing

States Move to Require the FAFSA for High School Graduation