Recommendations to Inform the U.S. Department of Education’s Research and Evaluation Set-Aside Authority

The U.S. Secretary of Education can set aside a certain percentage of funding from Higher Education Act programs within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for evaluation purposes. These funds allow ED to further understand how to improve programs to better support learners’ postsecondary education success. The Institute for Higher Education Policy recommendations were developed by experts to help inform ED’s decision-making.

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