Education Policy
The value of a shorter forgiveness timeline for low-balance student loan borrowers
On Tuesday, September 8, the Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets presented and discussed new research on regulation and accountability in higher education. Forthcoming papers will provide new evidence on topics ranging from predicting college closures, measuring outcomes of GI Bill beneficiaries, assessing the success of post-secondary programs, and helping students make better choices. The discussion examined how to use this evidence to protect the financial aid investments taxpayers make and how to improve the outcomes of students.
Viewers submitted questions and joined the conversation via Twitter using #HigherEd
Paper 2 presentation: "Credit Standards in the PLUS Student Loan Program: Examining Access and Equity"
Paper 3 presentation:"Examining the Feasibility of Empirically Predicting College Closures" & Paper 4 presentation: "Where Have All the GI Bill Dollars Gone?: Veteran Usage and Expenditure of the Post 9/11 GI Bill"
Paper 5 presentation: "Informational Disclosure and College Choice" & Paper 6 presentation: “A framework for accountability in higher education”
Agenda
-
September 8
-
Introduction
Adam Looney Visiting Fellow - Economic Studies
Jordan Matsudaira Professor of Public Administration and Policy - American University, Co-Director - PEER Center at American University @jdmatsudaira -
Paper 1 presentation: "Protection and the Unseen: How the U.S. Department of Education’s Undeveloped Authorities can Protect Students and Promote Equity in Higher Education"
Paper Author
Discussant
James Kvaal President - The Institute for College Access & Success -
Paper 2 presentation: "Credit Standards in the PLUS Student Loan Program: Examining Access and Equity"
Paper Author
Rajeev Darolia Associate Professor, Martin School of Public Policy - University of Kentucky @rajdaroliaDiscussant
Rachel Fishman Deputy Director for Research, Higher Education - New America -
Paper 3 presentation:"Examining the Feasibility of Empirically Predicting College Closures"
Read the final paper here.
Discussant
Adam Looney Visiting Fellow - Economic StudiesPaper Author
Robert Kelchen Associate Professor, Department of Education Leadership, Management and Policy - Seton Hall University @rkelchen -
Paper 4 presentation: "Where Have All the GI Bill Dollars Gone?: Veteran Usage and Expenditure of the Post 9/11 GI Bill"
Read the final paper here.
Discussant
Paper Author
Michael S. Kofoed Associate Professor of Economics - U.S. Military Academy -
Paper 5 presentation: "Informational Disclosure and College Choice"
Paper Author
Mary Steffel Associate Professor of Marketing - Northeastern UniversityDiscussant
Lindsay Ahlman Associate Director of Research and Knowledge Management - The Institute for College Access and Success -
Paper 6 presentation: “A framework for accountability in higher education”
Paper Author
Lesley J. Turner Associate Professor - University of Chicago Harris School of Public PolicyDiscussant
Stephanie Riegg Cellini Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Brown Center on Education Policy
-
