The Understanding the Landscape of Higher Education Prison Survey (Landscape Survey) was designed as a confidential follow-up to the 2020 Annual Survey of Higher Education in Prison Programs (2020 Annual Survey), distributed by the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison. The Landscape Survey contained 93 questions designed to collect both descriptive and open-ended responses from participants about their college in prison programs during the 2018-2019 academic year.
In December 2017, Lumina Foundation provided support to the Prison University Project (PUP) and the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison (the Alliance) to reflect upon and document the key characteristics of high-quality prison higher education programs, and to inform other stakeholders in the field, including new and experienced practitioners seeking to achieve equity and excellence in their work, policy leaders, philanthropists, and others. The main practical goal of this report is to provide a summary of what the authors believe are the most essential components of a high-quality in-…
This survey was designed as a confidential follow-up to the 2020 Annual Survey of Higher Education in Prison.
The Understanding the Landscape of Higher Education Prison Survey (Landscape Survey) was designed as a confidential follow-up to the 2020 Annual Survey of Higher Education in Prison Programs (2020 Annual Survey), distributed by the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison. The Landscape Survey contained 93 questions designed to collect both descriptive and open-ended responses from participants about their college-in-prison programs during the 2018/2019 academic year.
This brief report outlines the potential impacts of Pell restoration on the field of higher education in prison. Using original qualitative data from interviews with 12 higher education in prison programs and quantitative data from a national survey of college programs in prison, the analysis focuses on persistent funding challenges that the Pell Grant alone cannot address. Specifically, it highlights three distinct and pressing challenges for the field of higher education in light of Pell restoration, related to: 1. access to funding other than FAFSA, including college/university specific…
This resource provides guidance from public comments about proposed 'best interest of students' metrics for prison higher education.
This resource shares a preliminary analysis regarding the scaling of Second Chance Pell as it relates to educational equity.
This brief report outlines the potential impacts of Pell restoration on the field of higher education in prison.
