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Two Centers at ISU Receive USDA Grant to Study School Closings
2007 Grapevine State Higher Education Appropriations available.
ISU Center Receives $2 Million Wallace CLS Grant
“Training All Teachers to help ELLs Succeed in Schools” website
Established in 1995, the Center for the Study of Education Policy provides research and expertise to policymakers and practitioners geared towards implementing systemic and sustainable education reform strategies. Center activities focus on elementary, secondary, and postsecondary issues.
The Center is located in the College of Education at Illinois State University. Policy researchers in the College, the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, and other affiliated departments conduct policy research, program evaluation and assessment, workshops, and seminars. Some of the Center's current initiatives include:
Recession, Retrenchment and Recovery
The Recession, Retrenchment, and Recovery Project examined the effects of recessions on student financial access to college during the 25-year period 1979-2003, identified states that have been relatively successful in maintaining financial access, and collected policy strategies used by these states. A particular concern was the impact of recessions on financial access-the balance of state financial aid and tuition and fees-for students attending public institutions. The project included an economic and fiscal analysis, a survey of state higher education organizations and interviews of leaders in seven states that ranked well on student access.
Click here to access a copy of the report. An accompanying Volume of State Profiles examines how individual states fared on appropriations, tuition and indicators of student access during the past four recessions. Additional project related documents are also accessible by viewing the project page.
Recession, Retrenchment and Recovery: Higher Education Funding and Student Financial Aid. The Recession, Retrenchment, and Recovery Project examined the effects of recessions on students' financial access to college during the 25-year period 1979-2004, identified states that have been relatively successful in maintaining financial access, and collected policy strategies used by these states. A particular concern was the impact of recessions on financial access-the balance of state financial aid and tuition and fees-for students attending public institutions. The final report, state profiles and other documents and data accompanying the report on higher education funding, student access and student financial aid.
