http://www.quickanded.com/2009/10/dont-let-colleges-off-the-hook-with-net-price.html The Quick and the Ed is an education blog published by Education Sector, an independent think tank in Washington D.C. The Quick and the Ed offers in-depth analysis on the latest in education policy and research. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:21:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.quickanded.com/2009/10/dont-let-colleges-off-the-hook-with-net-price.html/comment-page-1#comment-2733 Matthew Yglesias » The Office and College Tuition Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:42:15 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/?p=8138#comment-2733 [...] A lame excuse. But as Ben Miller points out it captures some elements of the truth: For the past few years, the trend among wealthy institutions (public and private) has been to enact access policies focused on heavily discounting or eliminating tuition and fee costs for students who come from low-income families. The result is policies like Princeton’s, where tuition is free for students whose family income falls below $120,000. But while these initiatives can succeed in improving an institution’s socioeconomic diversity, they have a minimal effect on wider behaviors or incentives. Recent research presented at a College Board conference shows that there are already an estimated 30,000 high-achieving low-income students who each year fail to attend an institution that matches their academic qualifications (page 11). These policies also do nothing to tackle the problem that many families significantly overestimate the cost of college—a belief that could cause students to avoid enrolling since they assume they cannot pay for it. Even if they correctly guess costs, parents and students may still have trouble understanding just how much grant money they will receive thanks to a complex aid form and opaque institutional policies. [...] [...] A lame excuse. But as Ben Miller points out it captures some elements of the truth: For the past few years, the trend among wealthy institutions (public and private) has been to enact access policies focused on heavily discounting or eliminating tuition and fee costs for students who come from low-income families. The result is policies like Princeton’s, where tuition is free for students whose family income falls below $120,000. But while these initiatives can succeed in improving an institution’s socioeconomic diversity, they have a minimal effect on wider behaviors or incentives. Recent research presented at a College Board conference shows that there are already an estimated 30,000 high-achieving low-income students who each year fail to attend an institution that matches their academic qualifications (page 11). These policies also do nothing to tackle the problem that many families significantly overestimate the cost of college—a belief that could cause students to avoid enrolling since they assume they cannot pay for it. Even if they correctly guess costs, parents and students may still have trouble understanding just how much grant money they will receive thanks to a complex aid form and opaque institutional policies. [...]

]]> http://www.quickanded.com/2009/10/dont-let-colleges-off-the-hook-with-net-price.html/comment-page-1#comment-2129 Nothing Good about The Higher Ed Pricing Game | Think Tank West Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:16:46 +0000 http://www.quickanded.com/?p=8138#comment-2129 [...] now done the latter, but it turns out that Ben Miller over at the Quick and the ED has already posted a pretty good summary of the most important findings. Go there if you want the highlights. [...] [...] now done the latter, but it turns out that Ben Miller over at the Quick and the ED has already posted a pretty good summary of the most important findings. Go there if you want the highlights. [...]

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