Window of Opportunity: Targeting Federal Grant Aid to Students With the Lowest Incomes

Provides an overview of the Pell Grant program, and discusses the policy options of raising the appropriated maximum award, raising both the maximum and minimum awards, and adjusting need analyses rules to address the poorest students' requirements

The Future of Private Loans: Who is Borrowing, and Why?

Examines developments in private loans within the student lending industry, characteristics of loan borrowers, and trends that might impact the growth of private loans in the future