Affordability

Coalition letter from more than twenty organizations in support of AB 1456 (Medina, McCarty, Leyva), the Cal Grant Reform Act, as amended April 12, 2021.

At the start of the new year, TICAS, with support from the Michelson 20MM Foundation, surveyed nearly 900 students in California across all sectors about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their budgets, and how those changes have affected their ability to complete their programs.

Coalition letter from a dozen organizations representing higher education advocacy, civil rights, business and workforce, and students urging the authors of AB 1456 (Medina, McCarty, Leyva) to adopt recommendations that would help ensure Cal Grant reform best supports California’s vulnerable students.

Coalition letter from Californians for College Affordability urging the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Subcommittee 1 on Education to support increasing the number of annually available competitive Cal Grants in the 2021-22 state budget.

Letter from The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) and the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) to the chairs of the California State Senate and Assembly budget committees.

Coalition letter from Californians for College Affordability urging the California State Assembly Committee on Budget, Subcommittee 2 on Education Finance to support increasing the number of annually available competitive Cal Grants in the 2021-22 state budget.