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TICAS submitted a public comment in response to the ED's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability.” We outline a series of recommendations to ensure that programs provide a minimum return for students and taxpayers.

Given the increasing demand for workers with education beyond high school, it is critical that policymakers invest in basic needs resources to support parenting students. This blog outlines the multigenerational importance of programs like CCAMPIS and CCDF and offers recommendations for policymakers to protect and improve them.

TICAS submitted a public comment in response to ED's NPRM, “Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell." Our comment outlines recommendations to better protect students from potential harms related to Workforce Pell Grants and to ensure that all programs newly eligible for Pell funding are high-quality and deliver value to students.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, President Trump released his Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) “skinny” budget which proposes $1.5…

A coalition of 65+ organizations is urging Congress to act immediately to address a looming funding shortfall for the federal Pell Grant program by “providing new funding that fully covers the current and projected Pell Grant shortfall for the current and upcoming fiscal years to prevent any loss in student eligibility or aid.”