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Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education: Supporting Graduation Rates for Pell Grant Recipients

Jul 27, 2016

Twenty-two members of the Postsecondary Data Collaborative (PostsecData) signed a letter supporting the U.S. Department of Education's plan to include graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients in their Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The letter was in response to a revised proposal from the Department, after PostsecData submitted a series of recommendations to improve the first proposal back in April.

Coalition Letter to U.S. Department of Education: Supporting Graduation Rates for Pell Grant Recipients

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