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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, co-director of @peerresearch.bsky.social, joined AEI today for an event on "Graduate Education After Grad PLUS." Learn more about our research on new graduate loan limits at peer-center.org!
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Washington state community colleges award thousands of very-short-term certificates each year. A new report from @peerresearch.bsky.social and WA Student Achievement Council details how those students fare in the labor market. Read more: peer-center.org/research/sho...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A new law makes very-short #highered certificates eligible for Pell Grants. A new report from @peerresearch.bsky.social & WA Student Achievement Council spotlights which programs may qualify, types of students who enroll, and labor market outcomes of grads. Read more: peer-center.org/research/sho...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@peerresearch.bsky.social & WA Student Achievement Council are out with a new report on very-short #highered certificates that may be eligible for Workforce Pell. We find earnings vary widely by field; some likely won’t meet federal earnings/employment bar. More:
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Clare McCann @claremccann.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A new regulation will delay earnings-based accountability for certain fields by at least a year, meaning students and taxpayers lose out on important protections. Learn more from @peerresearch.bsky.social: www.peer-center.org/research/low...
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Students in Many Low-Earning Programs Will Wait At Least Another Year for Accountability  — PEER Center
Ahead of the July 1 deadline set by Congress in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the U.S. Department of Education released final regulations to implement a new framework for earnings-based accounta...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What happened when Congress closed the 90/10 Rule loophole? @srcellini.bsky.social and Vasquez found that many colleges offset the inclusion of DOD, VA, and other fed dollars by increasing total revenue. Check it out: www.peer-center.org/research/clo...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Check out this new @peerresearch.bsky.social brief on #highered accountability, where we find that many fewer students in low-financial-value programs will be affected by the new rules post-OBBBA than before, despite the rules applying to more programs. www.peer-center.org/research/har...
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What’s the Harm in “Do No Harm”? — PEER Center
Comparing Accountability Before and After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed in the summer of 2025, Republicans in Congress created a statutory accountabi...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🎟️If you'll be in D.C. on May 14, join @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social of @peerresearch.bsky.social for an AACC event on the role of community colleges as engines of economic mobility. Register: fs2.formsite.com/oUItMA/n8joq...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
@usdeptofed.bsky.social recently published proposed rules governing earnings-based accountability for #highered programs for public comments (due May 20). Get caught up with these pieces from the Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center:
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📊🚨New: @peerresearch.bsky.social analyzed how new graduate loan limits will affect individual colleges and programs. Check out our new tool to explore the data for yourself: www.peer-center.org/research/new... (full report: www.peer-center.org/research/gra...)
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
More than one-third of graduate borrowers may hit new federal loan limits. Many will need private loans, but weaker credit histories could make borrowing difficult for some students. Read more here: www.peer-center.org/research/stu...
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Student Loans for Graduate School: Who Will Be Affected by the New Federal Lending Limits? — PEER Center
This report was published through the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Consumer Finance Institute. A key provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, signed into law in July 2025,…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Graduate completion rates differ sharply by field. Law programs see ~81% completion, while education programs average closer to 53%. Students often lack access to this information when choosing programs. Check it out: www.peer-center.org/research/gra...
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Graduation Rates for Graduate School Deserve Attention — PEER Center
Graduate school is an increasingly common education choice, with the number of U.S. adults with a graduate degree doubling over the last two decades. Yet very little is known about the outcomes of…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
In today's @washingtonpost.com, read more about the latest @peerresearch.bsky.social brief: Do Graduate Degrees Pay Off? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Do Graduate Degrees Pay Off? — PEER Center
Learn more about this policy brief via articles in The Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed .
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New piece out today from @peerresearch.bsky.social, via Joseph G. Altonji and Zhengren Zhu: Do graduate degrees pay off? Their research finds that earnings returns depend on the field of study and the costs of enrollment. www.peer-center.org/research/do-...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Calling #highered researchers interested in commenting on Workforce Pell: @PEERResearch.bsky.social has an overview of the proposed rules, plus some key areas where scholars can add important insights, here! www.peer-center.org/research/com...
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Sharing Work on Workforce Pell: How Scholars Can Submit Comments on Newly Proposed Regulations — PEER Center
To read the proposed regulations this post discusses or to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Education by April 8, 2026, click here . Last summer, Congress passed the One Big…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Check out our latest Study Guide! Here's what the research tells us about #4profit colleges -- what they are, why they expand and contract, who they enroll, what their outcomes for students are, and more. www.peer-center.org/research/stu...
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Study Guide: For-Profit Colleges — PEER Center
For-profit colleges are private postsecondary institutions that are organized as businesses. Unlike private nonprofit institutions, profits do not need to be reinvested into the institution, but…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Where Did All the Ads Go? A recent brief from the PEER Center dives into trends in #highered advertising over the last decade and a half. Learn more: www.peer-center.org/research/whe...
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Where Did All the Ads Go? — PEER Center
Prospective college students face a daunting task in choosing which of the more than 6,000 U.S. postsecondary institutions will meet their needs and improve their lives. Some students are bombarded…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
APPLY NOW: PEER Center is seeking early- and mid-career academics for our Summer Scholars program! Learn about federal #highered policy in the heart of DC, practice connecting your research to policy conversations, and enjoy networking and exploring in Washington. www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
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APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center
June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
OUT TODAY from @srcellini.bsky.social and Leonardo Restrepo @peerresearch.bsky.social: Where Did All the Ads Go? #highered advertising spending, especially TV, is down sharply since 2010, largely driven by spending declines in the #4profit sector. More trends: www.peer-center.org/research/whe...
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Where Did All the Ads Go? — PEER Center
Prospective college students face a daunting task in choosing which of the more than 6,000 U.S. postsecondary institutions will meet their needs and improve their lives. Some students are bombarded wi...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
#HigherEd researchers, call your offices! There's a new draft rule on student loan limits & repayment, and public comments are due March 2. Learn how to ensure your research is heard by @usdeptofed.bsky.social via PEER's @claremccann.bsky.social: www.peer-center.org/research/com...
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Calling Higher Ed Scholars: Here’s How to Comment on the Student Loan Provisions of the New ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ Rules — PEER Center
To read the proposed regulations this post discusses or to submit comments to the Department of Education, click here . The Department recently released proposed regulations that…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🚨 Applications open for @PEERresearch.bsky.social Summer Scholars! 🚨 We'll host early-/mid-career scholars in DC from June 3-5, costs covered, to learn more about federal policymaking from scholars/experts who have been there. Applications due March 1! www.peer-center.org/research/sum...
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APPLY NOW: PEER Center Summer Scholars Program — PEER Center
June 3-5, 2026 | Apply by March 1 The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center invites early- and mid-career academics conducting higher education policy research to apply to…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
@PEERresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social @claremccann.bsky.social, along with Adam Looney, wrote at @Brookings.edu how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes student lending through new borrowing caps, repayment plans, and more. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
DYK: Many graduate students don't complete their programs, with completion rates similar to bachelor's-degree students? Learn more in this NEW @peerresearch.bsky.social policy brief out today from @jeffdenning.com and @lesleyturner.bsky.social. www.peer-center.org/research/gra...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Study up on Public Service Loan Forgiveness! Our @peerresearch.bsky.social Study Guide on PSLF was recently updated to include NEW data from @usdeptofed.bsky.social showing the average forgiveness amounts of Public Service Loan Forgiveness recipients. www.peer-center.org/research/stu...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
New @peerresearch.bsky.social brief from @wytham88.bsky.social on impacts of federal funding interruptions for research labs: Gaps in federal funds mean lab staff--especially postdocs and grad students--work, earn, publish less, and even leave the U.S. altogether. www.peer-center.org/research/tal...
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The Talent Cost of Research Funding Delays — PEER Center
Scientific research is a cornerstone of innovation, economic growth, and human well-being. The emergence of the modern U.S. scientific ecosystem in the post-World War II era has delivered…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Following along with today's #negreg on #highered accountability? @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social has some technical advice for @usdeptofed.bsky.social about how to set the earnings threshold for graduate-level programs. www.peer-center.org/research/ear...
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Measuring the Earnings Premium for Graduate Programs in OBBBA’s Accountability Scheme — PEER Center
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law last July, established the first-ever statutory framework to hold most higher education programs – including all graduate certificates and…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
OUT TODAY: @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, Monarrez, Ritter looked at new graduate loan limits. ➡️ One in three now borrow above the limits, esp doctoral/prof. degrees ➡️ Of those, almost 40% will struggle to get private loans ➡️ Variation by field of study www.peer-center.org/research/stu...
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Student Loans for Graduate School: Who Will Be Affected by the New Federal Lending Limits? — PEER Center
This report was published through the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Consumer Finance Institute. A key provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, signed into law in July 2025,…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
🚨NEW REPORT from @peerresearch.bsky.social: New #highered accountability standards are coming online, but gainful employment rules are an essential complement. Here's why, and what aligning America's outcomes-based standards could mean. Report: www.peer-center.org/research/ali... 1/
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Accountability for All Programs: Aligning America’s Outcomes-Based Standards — PEER Center
For more than a decade, higher education policymakers have contemplated ways to hold postsecondary education programs responsible for ensuring adequate outcomes of their graduates. The most significan...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Calling all #highered researchers: @usdeptofed.bsky.social is writing regulations to implement changes to loan limits, student loan repayment, accountability, and more. Learn what it means to public comment like a pro with a @peerresearch.bsky.social event TOMORROW at 1 PM ET: bit.ly/3Kx7f2M.
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
From @PEERResearch.bsky.social: New graduate, parent loan limits will curtail borrowing for about one-third of borrowers. About $10 billion/yr will no longer be available to grad students (more when including new limits for part-time students), parents. www.peer-center.org/research/gra...
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How Will Graduate Student and Parent Borrowing Be Affected by New Federal Loan Limits? — PEER Center
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that became law this past July included significant changes affecting the way Americans will pay for higher education. Since 2006, both graduate students and…
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Jordan Matsudaira @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The new RAP plan authored by Congressional features suffers from the same bug… we discuss in this @peerresearch.bsky.social brief www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Congress asked how to improve transparency about college costs and outcomes. Via @PEERresearch.bsky.social: ➡️ Codify financial value transparency data ➡️ Build a universal net price calculator ➡️ Fill gaps in the data infrastructure ➡️ Adopt strong accountability www.peer-center.org/research/col...
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PEER Center Comments: College Costs and Value Transparency — PEER Center
College affordability and value are issues on the minds of policymakers on both sides of the aisle, as well as prospective students and their families. Additionally, recent legislation from Congress,…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
From @PEERresearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.peer-center.org/research/how...
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How Do College Programs Measure Up Against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s New Accountability Standard? — PEER Center
In July, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that included significant changes to the federal government’s role in funding higher education. Among them is a new accountability…
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Clare McCann @claremccann.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
@peerresearch.bsky.social's @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social has looked at the current borrowing levels across fields of study. Check out the attached (green dots for fields that fall in the new definition) for more on the average annual borrowing of the largest professional fields today. 2/
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Many graduate borrowers will be affected not just by new annual and aggregate loan limits, but also by a new provision that prorates loan eligibility for part-time students. More in a recent PEER Center brief: www.american.edu/spa/peer/imp...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🚨 NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: New graduate, parent loan limits will curtail borrowing for about one-third of borrowers. About $10 billion/yr will no longer be available to grad students (more when including new limits for part-time students), parents. www.american.edu/spa/peer/imp...
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Impact of New Graduate and Parent Loan Limits
Based on our analysis of recent borrowing levels, OBBBA’s new loan limits will curtail borrowing for about one-third of both all parent and all graduate student borrowers. Read more.
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
These 20 fields enroll 92 percent of federally aided students -- and with a few notable exceptions, most have <2% of their enrollment in programs that would lose loan eligibility under the new #highered law. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🚨The PEER Center is hiring! We currently have two positions posted (details below). We're a #highered research center (led by @srcellini.bsky.social @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social) focused on generating actionable research for state, federal policy. Put your data skills to work for an important purpose!
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
NEW: Most college graduates remain in-state after they complete -- even more among community college graduates -- and tend to move to higher-cost (and typically higher-wage) areas, particularly for grads of highly selective schools. www.american.edu/spa/peer/ear...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
📣 @PEERresearch.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event TOMORROW, Sept. 18, 1-2 PM ET. We'll talk everything #highered in reconciliation, what happens next, and how researchers and scholars can engage in the Education Department's rulemaking process! REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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REGISTRATION: PEER Center Virtual Event on Reconciliation
Earlier this year, Congress passed a reconciliation law (a.k.a. the One Big Beautiful Bill) that will substantially reshape the higher education sector. The U.S. Department of Education is now moving…
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The typical borrower in four of the largest professional, half of the 30 largest master's programs will hit new graduate loan limits. @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social of @PEERresearch.bsky.social explained how an ROI-based approach to limits could have worked better. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Loan Caps Could Force Students Into Private Market
Multiple analyses show that in certain programs, like dentistry, as many as half of students may need to take out more debt than a new federal limit allows.
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
ICYMI: @PEERresearch.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event on 9/18, 1-2 PM ET. We'll talk everything #highered in reconciliation, what happens next, and how researchers and scholars can engage in the Education Department's rulemaking process! REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
NEW from @PEERresearch.bsky.social: A Public Service Loan Forgiveness "study guide" to help you understand who qualifies for PSLF, who's applying, and what it means for policymakers. Check it out here! www.american.edu/spa/peer/pub...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
As @usedgov.bsky.social implements a new #highered accountability law, @PEERResearch.bsky.social urged officials to: ➡️ Provide radically improved transparency ➡️ Maintain an earnings test for certificates, a debt-based test ➡️ Release already-collected data More: www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
This week, @PEERResearch.bsky.social submitted comments to @usedgov.bsky.social on its upcoming regulatory process to implement the #highered reconciliation law -- including urging the Department to maintain strong accountability and transparency rules. www.american.edu/spa/peer/rec...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The reconciliation law will fundamentally change the student loan landscape. As Congress considered it, @PEERResearch.bsky.social looked at what borrowers would owe on the new modified standard plan and the new (income-driven) Repayment Assistance Plan. Check it out: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in #highered. Check out peer-center.org and give us a follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/post... to learn more about our work!
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Tuition caps or freezes in #highered are supposed to lower costs for students -- but a @PEERResearch.bsky.social brief by scholars Lois Miller and Minseon Park explains why that's not always the case. www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
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Postsecondary Education & Economics Research Center @peerresearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
As new grad. loan limits take effect, @PEERResearch.bsky.social dug into the data: ➡️ Health degrees account for nearly half of grad borrowing ➡️ High-debt fields typically have high median earnings ➡️ Typical borrowing varies, across schools and within programs www.american.edu/spa/peer/upl...
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