The Washington Post: "Using data from College Scorecard, the lab created its own site, Pell Abacus"

Secretary King, along with other education leaders and computer scientists, talked to the students about applying to college and seeking science-related careers. The classroom visit also was an opportunity for King to pitch the government’s new College Scorecard initiative — a website that allows people to browse and compare colleges on different metrics, including graduation rates, post-college earnings of students who receive federal aid and more.

Leaders at ECMC Innovation Lab spoke to the students about computer coding. Using data from College Scorecard, the lab created its own site, Pell Abacus, which allows students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches to see how much colleges would cost when taking financial aid into account.

Read the full article in The Washington Post.