Policy Analysis

EPI conducts analysis of policies related to educational preparation, matriculation to postsecondary studies, and postsecondary success. EPI policy briefs address issues such as federal and state/provincial policies and institutional/school policies and practices.

Related Projects:

• The California Dream and Its Future: Indicators of Educational and Economic Opportunity in the Golden State (2001)
• A National Study of Work-Based Learning & Higher Education (2002); U.S. Department of Education
• Latino Youth and the Pathway to College (2003); Pew Hispanic Center
• School Reform and College Access Success: A Review (2004); Pacific Resources for Education & Learning/Pathways to College Network
• The Affordability of University Education (2004); Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
• Changes in Tuition Policy - Natural Policy Experiments in Five Countries (2004); Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
• Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (2004); National Council on Disability
• Is More Better? The Impact of Postsecondary Education on the Economic and Social Well-Being of American Society (2005), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Latino Students & the Educational Pipeline (2005), Lumina Foundation for Education
• Kentucky Postsecondary Education Comprehensive Affordability Analysis (2006); Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
• Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (2006-07), National Council on Disability
• Producing Indicators of Institutional Quality in Ontario Universities and Colleges: Options for Producing, Managing and Displaying Comparative Data (2008), Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario

Related Publications:

• Financial Aid is Not Enough (1998)
• The Virtual University & Issues of Equity and Access for the Next Generation Educational Opportunity (1998)
• Certification and Teacher Preparation in the United States (2000)
• The California Dream and Its Future: Indicators of Educational and Economic Opportunity in the Golden State (2001)
• Distance Education & Accreditation-Riding a Tide Of Opportunity
  School-to-Work and the SAT (2001)
• Higher Education and the New Demographics: Questions for Policy
  (2002,July - August)
• The More Things Change: Undergraduate Student Living Standards After 40 Years of the Canada Student Loan Program (2004, March)
• Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (2004, May)
• I Love You, Brad, But You Reduce My Student Loan Eligibility (2004, May)
• Are the Poor Needy? Are the Needy Poor? The Distribution of Loans and Grants by Family Income Quartile in Canada (2004, May)
• Who Gets What? The Distribution of Government Subsidies for Post-Secondary Education in Canada (2004, May)
• Changes in Tuition Policy: Natural Policy Experiments in Five Countries (2004, August)
• A New Measuring Stick: Is Access to Higher Education in Canada Equitable? (2004, September)
• Much Ado About a Very Small Idea (2005, January)
• Latino Students & the Educational Pipeline (2005, April)
• Measuring the Quality of Post-Secondary Education: Concepts, Current Practices and a Strategic Plan (2005, April)
• Is More Better? The Impact of Postsecondary Education on the Economic and Social Well-Being of American Society (2005, May)
• The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Pathways to College Network Framework: Mutually Supportive Visions and Complementary Goals (2005, June)
• No Merit in these Scholarships (2005, June)
• Education and Human Resources in the FY2006 Budget (2005, June)
• Reframing the Student Loan Costing Debate (2005, July)
• A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing (2005, July)
• GLOBAL DEBT PATTERNS: An International Comparison of Student Loan Burdens and Repayment Condition (2005, September)
• Student Support in Australia: When Will the Government Improve It?
  (2005, December)
• Beyond the 49th Parallel: The Affordability of Public University Education (2006, March)
• Student Aid Time-Bomb (2006, July)
• Beyond the Sticker Price - A Closer Look at Canadian Tuition Fees
  (2006, August)
• Apples-to-Apples: Towards a Pan-Canadian Common University Data Set (2006, November)
• POLICY PERSPECTIVES. After Michigan, What? Next Steps for Affirmative Action (2007, February)
• The End of Need-Based Student Financial Aid in Canada? (2007, August)
• The No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Act: A Progress Report (2008, January)
• Producing Indicators of Institutional Quality in Ontario Universities and
  Colleges: Options for Producing, Managing and Displaying Comparative Data (2008, July)