Victoria Ballerini
Senior Consultant
Recent Publications by Victoria Ballerini
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All Learning Counts Policy Toolkit
Associated Project Expanding the Knowledge Base on State Policies that Validate Learning that Occurs Outside of the Classroom Abstract Every year millions of Americans gain valuable college credit-worthy learning through workplace training, the military, apprenticeships,…
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Promise Programs: An Avenue to Expand College Affordability, Access and Success for Undocumented Students
The Trump administration has advanced several exclusionary immigration policies while postsecondary institutions and higher education systems grapple with their effects. One of these policies was the Trump administration’s decision to rescind DACA, which was later…
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Driving Awareness, Inclusion, and Integration for Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education
To support state efforts to close postsecondary attainment equity gaps for students of color, RFA developed a framework that describes three drivers behind efforts to place racial equity at the center of postsecondary policymaking and…
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Statewide College Promise Programs: Balancing Affordability, Access, and Student Success
State-level postsecondary policymaking is daunting. Policymakers navigate through myriad fiscal, political, and ideological constraints and opportunities as they strive to address pressing state concerns or goals. While researchers and advocates may point to “perfect” policy…
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The Case of Delaware’s SEED Scholarship: A Well-Established but Lesser-Known Promise Program
Research for Action has studied statewide Promise programs since 2017, with in-depth analysis in four states—Delaware, Nevada, Oregon, and Tennessee. Our research in these states includes an extensive review of legislative and policy documents; 146…
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The Case of Nevada Promise: Promise Replication in a Different State Context
Research for Action has studied statewide Promise programs since 2017, with in-depth analysis in four states—Delaware, Nevada, Oregon, and Tennessee. Our research in these states includes an extensive review of legislative and policy documents; 146…