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One Big Bill, Three Big Changes: What TRIO Professionals Need to Know About Low-Income Students
At the 2026 Student Financial Aid Research Network (SFARN) Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, my presentation “One Big Bill Impacts on Graduate Education Access for Low-Income Students” examined how the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), signed into law on July 4, 2025, is reshaping the way low-income students finance graduate school. Here’s what…
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- Click to view the page: The Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 2026 Historical Trend Report
- Click to view the page: S.4. (2026) Percentage Distribution of State and Federal Prisoners, Age 25 and Over, by Highest Level of Education Completed: 2016
- Click to view the page: Indicator 1h(ii). Percentage distribution of undergraduate students by parents’ educational attainment
- Click to view the page: Indicator 2a. Percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students who did and did not receive Pell or other federal grants by level of institution attended
- Click to view the page: Indicator 2b. Percentage distribution of full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate federal grant recipients and nonrecipients, by control of institution attended
- Click to view the page: Indicator 2c. Percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students receiving federal grants by sector
- Click to view the page: Indicator 2e. Average percentage of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate student who were awarded federal grants by institutional selectivity
- Click to view the page: Indicator 3a(i). Average college costs (undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board) charged for full-time students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by institutional level and control
- Click to view the page: Indicator 3b(i). Average college costs (tuition and required fees plus room and board) for full-time undergraduate enrollment and maximum and average Pell Grant awards
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