Washington state community colleges award thousands of very-short-term certificates each year. A new report from @peerresearch.bsky.social and WA Student Achievement Council details how those students fare in the labor market. Read more: peer-center.org/research/sho...

A new law makes very-short #highered certificates eligible for Pell Grants. A new report from @peerresearch.bsky.social & WA Student Achievement Council spotlights which programs may qualify, types of students who enroll, and labor market outcomes of grads. Read more: peer-center.org/research/sho...

@peerresearch.bsky.social & WA Student Achievement Council are out with a new report on very-short #highered certificates that may be eligible for Workforce Pell. We find earnings vary widely by field; some likely won’t meet federal earnings/employment bar. More:

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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What happened when Congress closed the 90/10 Rule loophole? @srcellini.bsky.social and Vasquez found that many colleges offset the inclusion of DOD, VA, and other fed dollars by increasing total revenue. Check it out: www.peer-center.org/research/clo...

Check out this new @peerresearch.bsky.social brief on #highered accountability, where we find that many fewer students in low-financial-value programs will be affected by the new rules post-OBBBA than before, despite the rules applying to more programs. www.peer-center.org/research/har...

What’s the Harm in “Do No Harm”? — PEER Center

Comparing Accountability Before and After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in the summer of 2025, Republicans in Congress created a statutory accountabi...

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🎟️If you'll be in D.C. on May 14, join @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social of @peerresearch.bsky.social for an AACC event on the role of community colleges as engines of economic mobility. Register: fs2.formsite.com/oUItMA/n8joq...

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@usdeptofed.bsky.social recently published proposed rules governing earnings-based accountability for #highered programs for public comments (due May 20). Get caught up with these pieces from the Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center:

📊🚨New: @peerresearch.bsky.social analyzed how new graduate loan limits will affect individual colleges and programs. Check out our new tool to explore the data for yourself: www.peer-center.org/research/new... (full report: www.peer-center.org/research/gra...)

More than one-third of graduate borrowers may hit new federal loan limits. Many will need private loans, but weaker credit histories could make borrowing difficult for some students. Read more here: www.peer-center.org/research/stu...

Student Loans for Graduate School: Who Will Be Affected by the New Federal Lending Limits? — PEER Center

This report was published through the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Consumer Finance Institute. A key provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, signed into law in July 2025,…

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Graduate completion rates differ sharply by field. Law programs see ~81% completion, while education programs average closer to 53%. Students often lack access to this information when choosing programs. Check it out: www.peer-center.org/research/gra...

Graduation Rates for Graduate School Deserve Attention — PEER Center

Graduate school is an increasingly common education choice, with the number of U.S. adults with a graduate degree doubling over the last two decades. Yet very little is known about the outcomes of…

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In today's @washingtonpost.com, read more about the latest @peerresearch.bsky.social brief: Do Graduate Degrees Pay Off? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Do Graduate Degrees Pay Off? — PEER Center

Learn more about this policy brief via articles in The Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed .

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New piece out today from @peerresearch.bsky.social, via Joseph G. Altonji and Zhengren Zhu: Do graduate degrees pay off? Their research finds that earnings returns depend on the field of study and the costs of enrollment. www.peer-center.org/research/do-...

Calling #highered researchers interested in commenting on Workforce Pell: @PEERResearch.bsky.social has an overview of the proposed rules, plus some key areas where scholars can add important insights, here! www.peer-center.org/research/com...

Sharing Work on Workforce Pell: How Scholars Can Submit Comments on Newly Proposed Regulations — PEER Center

To read the proposed regulations this post discusses or to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Education by April 8, 2026, click here . Last summer, Congress passed the One Big…

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Check out our latest Study Guide! Here's what the research tells us about #4profit colleges -- what they are, why they expand and contract, who they enroll, what their outcomes for students are, and more. www.peer-center.org/research/stu...

Study Guide: For-Profit Colleges — PEER Center

For-profit colleges are private postsecondary institutions that are organized as businesses. Unlike private nonprofit institutions, profits do not need to be reinvested into the institution, but…

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Where Did All the Ads Go? A recent brief from the PEER Center dives into trends in #highered advertising over the last decade and a half. Learn more: www.peer-center.org/research/whe...

Where Did All the Ads Go? — PEER Center

Prospective college students face a daunting task in choosing which of the more than 6,000 U.S. postsecondary institutions will meet their needs and improve their lives. Some students are bombarded…

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APPLY NOW: PEER Center is seeking early- and mid-career academics for our Summer Scholars program! Learn about federal #highered policy in the heart of DC, practice connecting your research to policy conversations, and enjoy networking and exploring in Washington. www.peer-center.org/research/sum...

APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center

June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to…

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OUT TODAY from @srcellini.bsky.social and Leonardo Restrepo @peerresearch.bsky.social: Where Did All the Ads Go? #highered advertising spending, especially TV, is down sharply since 2010, largely driven by spending declines in the #4profit sector. More trends: www.peer-center.org/research/whe...

Where Did All the Ads Go? — PEER Center

Prospective college students face a daunting task in choosing which of the more than 6,000 U.S. postsecondary institutions will meet their needs and improve their lives. Some students are bombarded wi...

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#HigherEd researchers, call your offices! There's a new draft rule on student loan limits & repayment, and public comments are due March 2. Learn how to ensure your research is heard by @usdeptofed.bsky.social via PEER's @claremccann.bsky.social: www.peer-center.org/research/com...

Calling Higher Ed Scholars: Here’s How to Comment on the Student Loan Provisions of the New ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Rules — PEER Center

To read the proposed regulations this post discusses or to submit comments to the Department of Education, click here . The Department recently released proposed regulations that…

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🚨 Applications open for @PEERresearch.bsky.social Summer Scholars! 🚨 We'll host early-/mid-career scholars in DC from June 3-5, costs covered, to learn more about federal policymaking from scholars/experts who have been there. Applications due March 1! www.peer-center.org/research/sum...

APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center

June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to…

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@PEERresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social @claremccann.bsky.social, along with Adam Looney, wrote at @Brookings.edu how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes student lending through new borrowing caps, repayment plans, and more. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

DYK: Many graduate students don't complete their programs, with completion rates similar to bachelor's-degree students? Learn more in this NEW @peerresearch.bsky.social policy brief out today from @jeffdenning.com and @lesleyturner.bsky.social. www.peer-center.org/research/gra...

Study up on Public Service Loan Forgiveness! Our @peerresearch.bsky.social Study Guide on PSLF was recently updated to include NEW data from @usdeptofed.bsky.social showing the average forgiveness amounts of Public Service Loan Forgiveness recipients. www.peer-center.org/research/stu...

New @peerresearch.bsky.social brief from @wytham88.bsky.social on impacts of federal funding interruptions for research labs: Gaps in federal funds mean lab staff--especially postdocs and grad students--work, earn, publish less, and even leave the U.S. altogether. www.peer-center.org/research/tal...

The Talent Cost of Research Funding Delays — PEER Center

Scientific research is a cornerstone of innovation, economic growth, and human well-being. The emergence of the modern U.S. scientific ecosystem in the post-World War II era has delivered…

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Following along with today's #negreg on #highered accountability? @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social has some technical advice for @usdeptofed.bsky.social about how to set the earnings threshold for graduate-level programs. www.peer-center.org/research/ear...

Measuring the Earnings Premium for Graduate Programs in OBBBA’s Accountability Scheme — PEER Center

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law last July, established the first-ever statutory framework to hold most higher education programs – including all graduate certificates and…

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OUT TODAY: @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, Monarrez, Ritter looked at new graduate loan limits. ➡️ One in three now borrow above the limits, esp doctoral/prof. degrees ➡️ Of those, almost 40% will struggle to get private loans ➡️ Variation by field of study www.peer-center.org/research/stu...

Student Loans for Graduate School: Who Will Be Affected by the New Federal Lending Limits? — PEER Center

This report was published through the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Consumer Finance Institute. A key provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, signed into law in July 2025,…

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🚨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/

Accountability for All Programs: Aligning America’s Outcomes-Based Standards — PEER Center

For more than a decade, higher education policymakers have contemplated ways to hold postsecondary education programs responsible for ensuring adequate outcomes of their graduates. The most significan...

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Calling all #highered researchers: @usdeptofed.bsky.social is writing regulations to implement changes to loan limits, student loan repayment, accountability, and more. Learn what it means to public comment like a pro with a @peerresearch.bsky.social event TOMORROW at 1 PM ET: bit.ly/3Kx7f2M.

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.peer-center.org/research/gra...

How Will Graduate Student and Parent Borrowing Be Affected by New Federal Loan Limits? — PEER Center

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that became law this past July included significant changes affecting the way Americans will pay for higher education. Since 2006, both graduate students and…

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The new RAP plan authored by Congressional features suffers from the same bug… we discuss in this @peerresearch.bsky.social brief www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...

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The government has been accused of adding a “stealth tax” to graduates’ earnings in England by freezing the threshold at which they pay back student loans #EduSky #highered