TICAS:Onward, our ambitious and transformative strategic plan envisions a more fair, accessible, and equitable higher education system for the next generation of students.

The Pell Grant program is the federal government’s most effective investment in college affordability, but the share of college costs covered by the grant is at an all-time low. For our higher education system to fulfill its promise, the federal government must provide more student aid. 

In a letter to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce, TICAS led 40 organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, civil rights advocates, researchers, and other organizations working to advance accountability in higher education, in urging Congress to strengthen protections and minimize waste, fraud, and abuse. 

With the final 2023- 24 state budget being signed, a clearer picture has emerged around California’s fiscal situation and how it will impact our postsecondary space. One thing is obvious: the days of historic surpluses and one-time investments for specific projects are behind us.

TICAS table outline where key investments and policy changes are after the final three-party agreement between California Governor Newsom's Office, the Assembly, and the Senate.

“TICAS congratulates Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan legislature on finalizing a bipartisan budget that prioritizes Michigan students’ college…