Affordability

TICAS executive vice president Debbie Cochrane weighs in on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget for 2020-21.

Thanks to California’s 2019-20 state budget, up to 15,250 more nontraditional college students will get a Cal Grant award each year – a big and much-needed increase to grant availability in a program that turns away hundreds of thousands of eligible low- and middle-income students each year. However, if past is prologue, many of these students still won’t...

Report outlines specific recommendations for California policymakers to create an achievable debt-free pathway to a college degree or certificate for California residents.

New report with detailed recommendations for how California policymakers should move forward to strengthen college affordability through meaningful and equitable financial aid reform.

Testimony of Laura Szabo-Kubitz, Associate California Program Director, before the Little Hoover Commission on potential changes to the California financial aid system.

The California State Legislature is poised to approve a state budget that includes key steps forward on the path to affordable college. The budget includes the largest-ever increase in the number of ‘competitive’ Cal Grants – those available to nontraditional students – a top priority of legislative leaders, students, civil rights groups, businesses, and other...