Higher Education: Department of Education Should Further Assess College Access Grant Programs. Report to the Republican Leader, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. GAO-21-5

Autor/in	Emrey-Arras, Melissa
Institution	US Government Accountability Office
Titel	Higher Education: Department of Education Should Further Assess College Access Grant Programs. Report to the Republican Leader, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. GAO-21-5
Quelle	(2020), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Grants; Access to Education; Higher Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Public Agencies; Program Evaluation; Federal Aid; College Preparation; Student Personnel Services; Enrollment; Federal Programs; High School Students; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Einschulung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent
Abstract	The Department of Education (Education) gives grants to schools and organizations that provide disadvantaged students with services to help them attend college. These eight grant programs are collectively known as "TRIO," named for the original three programs. Congress provides over $1 billion each year to these programs, but Education could do more to understand how well these grants work to help students. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed data from Education about TRIO grantees and applicants. GAO also reviewed relevant federal laws and regulations and agency documents, and interviewed Education officials and other TRIO stakeholders. GAO found that Education could improve the information it has about TRIO programs in two areas: (1) grantee performance data; and (2) program assessments. Education evaluates grantees' performance using the self-reported data, but has done little to verify the data. As for assessing the individual TRIO programs, studies of some programs are outdated. In addition, Education has never assessed the effectiveness of three of the seven TRIO programs that serve students, and did not have any new assessments planned as of August 2020. Education should take additional steps to ensure the reliability of grantees' performance data and develop a plan for assessing the effectiveness of the TRIO programs that serve students. Education generally agreed with GAO recommendations. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Government Accountability Office. 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548. Tel: 202-512-6000; Web site: http://www.gao.gov
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01