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  Higher education

  Graduation rates vary widely nationwide

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  Alabama is the 43rd state to allow charter schools

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In 2013, college enrollment reached nearly 11.3 million full-time students. Current issues in higher education policy include college costs and prices, federal student grants and loans, student debt and bankruptcy, and college completion. Much of current higher education policy is centered around trying to increase access, lower costs and contain student debt.

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Learn about the Public Policy Project on Ballotpedia.

Welcome to the Education Policy Project, where you will find information about major education policy areas at the federal, state and local levels. Because policy is enshrined mainly in laws and regulations, Ballotpedia will be working to provide information about those laws and regulations at all levels, and reporting on important controversies and lawsuits.

For a list of all education policy articles on Ballotpedia see the Education Policy Index.

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What we're covering

• Common Core

School choice information by state

Charter schools in the United States

Education statistics

Education policy in the United States

Major policy areas and terms

• Blended learning
• Charter schools
• Free or reduced-price lunch
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
• Parent trigger laws
• Regulatory Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate
• STEM education
• School choice

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