SEPTEMBER 19, 2008—A new report, “Fulfilling the Commitment: Recommendations for Reforming Federal Student Aid,” issued by the Rethinking Student Aid study group--an independent team of policy experts, researchers, and higher education professionals convened by the College Board--calls for a set of policies that would fundamentally change how students and their families think about and prepare for college.

The report’s comprehensive proposals are aimed at simplifying the federal student aid system, improving the federal loan process, developing a federal savings plan for low-income families, and rewarding states and institutions that support student success.

The release of the report has been covered widely by the national press and by the education dailies. The article in The Chronicle of Higher Education includes comments by CCRC director Thomas Bailey, who is a member of the study group.

Learn more about the report:

--Press Release (html)

--Download Report (pdf)

Link to News Articles: *

--"Experts Lay Out Aggressive Plan for Simplifying Student Aid" The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/19/2008

--"Panel Proposes Broad Changes in Federal Financial Aid for College" The New York Times, 9/19/2008, p. A11

--"Study: U.S. Financial Aid Fails Students Who Need it Most" Christian Science Monitor, 9/19/2008

--"Rethinking Student Aid, Radically" Inside Higher Ed, 9/19/2008

--"Rethinking Student Aid Group Suggests Overhauling Financial Aid" Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 9/19/2008

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