PPI's Progress Report: Revisiting Super Pell

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Revisiting Super Pell

A decade ago, a majority of Americans felt positive about higher education but today these feelings have shifted. Americans, even across party lines, are increasingly concerned about affordability, access, and the overall payoff of a college degree. Combined with technological advances that have altered the credentials and skills needed for a successful career, many Americans have come to believe that traditional four-year degree programs do not meet our nation’s industry demands.

The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) released a new report “Revisiting Super Pell: Empowering Students to Earn the Skills They Need to Succeed,” detailing an innovative policy proposal to expand the existing Pell Grant program and allow it to cover short-term industry-aligned programs. PPI recommends consolidating existing assistance for higher education — tax incentives, the Pell Grant and other programs — into a new Super Pell Grant.

Report author Taylor Maag, Director of Workforce Development Policy and the New Skills for a New Economy Project at the Progressive Policy Institute, outlines how a Super Pell grant would reach roughly 5 million more students from middle and low-income backgrounds, increase the average Pell award by at least $500, and allow all eligible individuals to use their aid for non-degree programs that are not currently covered by federal financial aid.

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