The State of Promise Programs during COVID-19: Results from a Policy Scan

Institution	Research for Action
Titel	The State of Promise Programs during COVID-19: Results from a Policy Scan
Quelle	(2021), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; State Programs; State Aid; Budgeting; Retrenchment; Student Financial Aid; College Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Low Income Students; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Regierungsprogramm; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Collegestudent; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; USA
Abstract	This brief communicates findings from Phase 1 of "State Responses to COVID-19 -- Implications for Outcomes-Based Funding and Promise Programs," a 50-state policy scan to determine how Promise Program policies are shifting in response to COVID-19 related budget fluctuations. Conducted between August and December of 2020, this 50-state scan included the following goals: (1) explore how COVID-19 and related budget cuts have impacted state Promise Programs; and (2) explore how, if at all, shifts in Promise Programs affected the level or type of support provided to sectors and institutions that serve Black, Latinx and low-income students. The research team reviewed publicly available websites, including those of state legislatures, higher education agencies, local and state-level media, and systematically recorded data along several key elements. Overall, more than half of statewide Promise programs made changes to program components in response to COVID-19. Of the 15 programs that made changes, it was found that 11 programs adjusted eligibility requirements, with many relaxing requirements to maintain access and others imposing additional eligibility requirements in response to budget cuts. Of the programs that adjusted eligibility requirements, most sought to maintain or expand access for students to account for challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. [For a related report, "The State of Student Success Funding during COVID-19: Results from a Policy Scan," see ED614911.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01