In 2024, the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC), an advisory group to the National Center for Education Statistics, part of the US Department of Education in 2024 commissioned this report, which we completed in February 2025. The report’s purpose was to assess the feasibility of expanding the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to capture better information about students with disabilities enrolled in US postsecondary institutions. The post Collecting Add...| Publications - Ithaka S+R
In a quiet but deeply consequential move in March, the U.S. Department of Education abruptly cancelled major research contracts and laid off dozens of staff and contractors, effectively silencing critical data collection on college affordability, student success, and outcomes after graduation. While the federally mandated Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) remains partially intact,... The post Vanishing Data, Vanishing Opportunity: What the Collapse of Key Federal Studi...| The Pell Institute