To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to create evidence-based student success programs designed to increase participation, retention, and completion rates of high-need students.
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Latest Action · March 20, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award competitive grants from fiscal years 2025 through 2030 to colleges and universities that create programs to help high-need students succeed in higher education. High-need students are defined broadly to include low-income students, first-generation college students, students with disabilities, military-connected students, caregivers, and others facing barriers to completion. Eligible organizations receiving grants must implement evidence-based reforms and practices such as comprehensive academic advising, accelerated learning programs like dual enrollment, improved transfer pathways, and career coaching services. The bill requires that at least 20 percent of funding support programs using the most rigorous evidence-based practices, and it reserves 2 percent of total appropriations specifically for grants to Tribal Colleges and Universities. The Secretary of Education must conduct evaluations of these programs and report to Congress within 18 months on their effectiveness in improving student retention and completion rates.
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