Publication | March 28, 2019

Testimony of Debbie Cochrane, Executive Vice President of the Institute for College Access & Success

Accountability California

Testimony of Debbie Cochrane, Executive Vice President of the Institute for College Access & Success, for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance &  Assembly Higher Education Committee joint hearing on Financial Aid Reform. Ms. Cochrane highlighted consensus among policymakers, state agencies, colleges, student advocates and other stakeholders on the affordability challenges facing low-income college students in California, as well as on how to strengthen the state’s financial aid programs to more effectively address those challenges.