Best Practices Added Since January 2023

Best Education Practices

These best administrative and education practices come from individual GEAR UP and TRIO staff. The best practices in this section of the website have been found useful by the contributors and they believe would be useful in other GU/TRIO programs. Specific web links are provided to download each practice.

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TRIO Economic Impact Report. University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) (approved Best Administrative Practice 10/1/23).

The Iowa TRIO Return On Investment (ROI) Report highlights the overall economic impact of Federal TRIO programs in Iowa. Taking real-world data and information from federal and state data sources, the report highlights the various workforce aspects as they relate to Iowa TRIO programs and what average incomes are and subsequent tax payments as a return of investment (ROI) in education and educational programming. Additionally, the document highlights reoccurring themes of the state of higher education and the relevant context for Iowa TRIO programs in Iowa.