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In The News
January 12, 2012
Finding Ways to Make Financial Aid More Effective
As a conservative and a liberal, policy wonk and professor, Washingtonian and Midwesterner—there isn't much we can agree on. Where we do see eye to eye is that most aid programs are less cost-effective than they could be. With money scarce and demand for college graduates high, now is the time to fix financial aid.
This op-ed is co-authored by WISCAPE Senior Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab.
In The News
January 5, 2012
Campus Connection: UW Education Scholars Shine in ‘Public Presence' Rankings
Four UW-Madison professors earned
recognition from Education Week blogger Rick Hess as being
among the top 50 most influential education scholars in
America.
WISCAPE Senior Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab and Faculty Affiliates Douglas Harris and Adam Gamoran were among those selected.
In The News
December 16, 2011
Sara Goldrick-Rab and Doug Harris Examine Effects of Need-Based Grant for WI Students
Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study (WSLS) findings suggest that directing aid to serve the neediest students in the pool of the private grant recipients may be the most equitable and cost-effective approach.
Featured: Senior Scholar Sara Goldrick-Rab and Faculty Affiliate Douglas Harris, co-directors of the WISCAPE-supported Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study.