A new regulation will delay earnings-based accountability for certain fields by at least a year, meaning students and taxpayers lose out on important protections. Learn more from @peerresearch.bsky.social: www.peer-center.org/research/low...

Students in Many Low-Earning Programs Will Wait At Least Another Year for Accountability  — PEER Center

Ahead of the July 1 deadline set by Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the U.S. Department of Education released final regulations to implement a new framework for earnings-based accounta...

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@peerresearch.bsky.social is all about generating actionable research. This very topic will be a central debate during the upcoming #highered rulemaking, which kicks off *next week.* Check it out to stay ahead of the curve!

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨NEW REPORT from @peerresearch.bsky.social: New #highered accountability standards are coming online, but gainful employment rules are an essential complement. Here's why, and what aligning America's outcomes-based standards could mean. Report: www.peer-center.org/research/ali... 1/

At this week's #highered negotiations, @usdeptofed.bsky.social proposed a new definition of professional programs that includes this list of 10, plus clinical psychology/psych Ph.Ds, and related programs (i.e., in the same 4-digit CIP code as any of those fields). 1/

How to prorate loans for part-time students -- and how to implement the change for current borrowers -- is one topic on the agenda for a @usdeptofed.bsky.social live rulemaking next week.

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Many graduate borrowers will be affected not just by new annual and aggregate loan limits, but also by a new provision that prorates loan eligibility for part-time students. More in a recent PEER Center brief: www.american.edu/spa/peer/imp...

A really informative new report from my @peerresearch.bsky.social colleagues!

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: New graduate, parent loan limits will curtail borrowing for about one-third of borrowers. About $10 billion/yr will no longer be available to grad students (more when including new limits for part-time students), parents. www.american.edu/spa/peer/imp...

Our best estimates of the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's accountability provision: ➡️For each credential level ➡️For each field of study ➡️For every state ➡️Across for-profits, non-profits, publics ➡️Across HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs, MSIs ➡️For every program at every college in the country

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...

As @usedgov.bsky.social implements a new #highered accountability law, @PEERResearch.bsky.social urged officials to: ➡️ Provide radically improved transparency ➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test ➡️ Release already-collected data More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...

As new grad. loan limits take effect, @PEERResearch.bsky.social dug into the data: ➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing ➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings ➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...

Excited to be at the @sheeoed.bsky.social conference on behalf of @peerresearch.bsky.social, catching up with old friends and learning more about all the #highered work happening in states across the country! Find me around the conference if you want to chat about PEER and our work!

@usedgov.bsky.social is planning a rulemaking on #highered accountability. Check out @peerresearch.bsky.social analysis of which programs fall short of the new reconciliation law's standards: www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl.... For researchers looking to get involved in the process, reach out to PEER!

Staff reductions @usedgov.bsky.social will likely facilitate an uptick in institutional misconduct, as colleges are able to get away with not following the rules, a senior FSA official acknowledged to @insidehighered.com @jessicablake.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Congress just passed a reconciliation package that codifies a new standard for #highered programs -- check out our latest from @claremccann.bsky.social @tiacaldwell.bsky.social @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social to see which programs fall short and what the policy leaves out. www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...

@jdmatsudaira.bsky.social and @clibassi.bsky.social explain what new graduate loan limits will mean, not only for borrowers in medical school but across the graduate education landscape. Check out this thread/follow @peerresearch.bsky.social for more!

House/Senate are set to eliminate Grad PLUS, and put in place loan limits that would dramatically restrict graduate borrowing. Media coverage emphasizes impact this may have on very expensive programs like Medicine and Dentistry, but @peerresearch.bsky.social finds impact will be much(!) broader 1/

The Senate just passed a new #highered accountability framework -- @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, @tiacaldwell.bsky.social, and I analyzed what it will mean for colleges, who's off the hook, and how Congress can improve it going forward. www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · last yr.

The Senate #highered accountability proposal excludes certain programs, disadvantaging students and taxpayers. Policymakers should ensure accountability for all programs, including taking steps to address the high costs that too many college programs charge. www.american.edu/spa/peer/acc...

RECONCILIATION WATCH: @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, @tiacaldwell.bsky.social, @claremccann.bsky.social weigh in on the House’s risk-sharing framework. Read more about the impact of risk-sharing -- and another approach to IDing unaffordable programs without the pitfalls: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou...

A Closer Look at the House Risk-Sharing Proposal

A deep dive into the House bill uncovers drawbacks that would likely undermine these principles and the accountability sought by the proposal.

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Check out some of @peerresearch.bsky.social's latest work by @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social @srcellini.bsky.social @tiacaldwell.bsky.social @claremccann.bsky.social at peer-center.org -- and follow us on LinkedIn for more updates! www.linkedin.com/company/post...

A great, informative new piece from my colleague @srcellini.bsky.social about an under-noticed piece slipped into the House #highered reconciliation package, and what the evidence base tells us about why it could be a dangerous idea.

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW via @srcellini.bsky.social @peerresearch.bsky.social: Congress might offer Pell Grants to #highered programs as short as 8 weeks -- including at unaccredited schools. Research shows that's likely to be both expensive to taxpayers and enormously risky for students www.american.edu/spa/peer/wor...

(we read the House #highered reconciliation bill so you don't have to) 💅

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · last yr.

Via @peerresearch.bsky.social: This is what you need to know about House Republicans' proposed #highered reforms -- including how income-driven repayment would change. h/t @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social @tiacaldwell.bsky.social @claremccann.bsky.social Full piece: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou...

OUT TODAY: @claremccann.bsky.social, @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, and @tiacaldwell.bsky.social wrote about the House reconciliation package for #highered. Read the full piece here: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou.... Follow @peerresearch.bsky.social for continued analysis of the bill! 1/

House Republicans’ Proposed Overhaul of Student Aid Would Reshape Federal Higher Education Policy

Earlier this month, House Republicans introduced a bill that, if enacted, would dramatically transform the federal government’s role in helping Americans pay for college. This piece provides an overvi...

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This morning, @claremccann.bsky.social of @peerresearch.bsky.social urged @usedgov.bsky.social to maintain the financial value transparency rules for #highered, ensuring students & policymakers have access to high-quality info about how much students pay for college and the payoff of their programs.

Out today from @peerresearch.bsky.social: 22 states froze college tuition (or capped growth in tuition) at least once between 1990 to 2019. Here’s what happened. www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl... 1/

NEW REPORT: @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social knows the data on graduate student debt better than most -- and you should read his @peerresearch.bsky.social brief on the topic to learn more! www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl... 1/

👏👏👏 My former colleagues @arnoldventures.bsky.social just announced an incredible, $35-million investment to increase college completion rates @nccommcolleges.bsky.social through the proven model established by CUNY ASAP. www.arnoldventures.org/newsroom/nor...

North Carolina Community College System Launches Boost Program

Accelerated college to career program is designed to train the workforce that will drive North Carolina’s economic prosperity

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This is a great opportunity for someone looking to drive federal or state policy change through #highered research. DM for questions about the position!

Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center@peerresearch.bsky.social · 2y ago

The PEER Center is hiring a postdoctoral fellow! We want someone with strong empirical skills to conduct timely research to support better #highered outcomes. We will be reviewing applications next week, so if that's you/someone you know, apply here! american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...

I’m excited to build this hub for bringing rigorous economic research to higher ed and workforce policy at SPA, together w @claremccann.bsky.social and Steph Cellini. Look out for opportunities to come study, work, and partner with us!

American University School of Public Affairs@au-spa.bsky.social · 2y ago

Professor @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social joined SPA in 2024 & launched the Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research Center (PEER), making SPA a hub for leading economics and education policy scholars to generate new evidence to promote more equitable outcomes in higher education. bit.ly/4fSPxjZ #SPA90

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