Rand Issues Commentary: Public Benefits Are a Hidden Engine of College Completion
August 06, 2026
August 06, 2026
SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 6 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 5, 2026, by senior behavioral and social scientist Dana Thomson and Renee Ryberg, senior research scientist at Child Trends:
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Public Benefits Are a Hidden Engine of College Completion
When Congress tightened work requirements for federal benefit programs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, the rationale was familiar: Benefits should be a pathway to self-sufficie . . .
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Public Benefits Are a Hidden Engine of College Completion
When Congress tightened work requirements for federal benefit programs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, the rationale was familiar: Benefits should be a pathway to self-sufficie . . .