California

This webinar brings together a shared vision for strengthening college affordability in California by connecting three key elements of financial aid: helping more students complete applications, strengthening need-based financial aid programs, and exploring how wealth can be considered alongside income.

TICAS submitted a letter to CA legislative budget committee and subcommittee on education chairs Senator Laird, Senator Pérez, Assemblymember Gabriel, and Assemblymember Alvarez on critical investments the state can make in the FY 2026-27 state budget to meaningfully support higher education affordability, equity, and attainment.

TICAS and several members of its Californians for College Affordability coalition submitted a letter to the CA Senate Education Committee in support of CA Senate Bill 1006 (Padilla), which would ensure that the Cal Grant B access awards do not continue to lose purchasing power.

TICAS submitted a letter to the California Senate Education Committee in support of CA Senate Bill 1006 (Padilla), which would ensure that the Cal Grant B access awards do not continue to lose purchasing power. The awards help the state’s lowest income students – including student parents and recent foster youth – to help cover critical non-tuition college costs. 

As federal policy drives more graduate students to the private loan market, this blog outlines strategies for state policymakers to strengthen consumer protections, expand transparency, and ensure that the financial aid landscape works in the best interest of students—not lenders.

TICAS submitted testimony in support of CA Assembly Bill 1534, which provides structure for California's implementation of the federal Workforce Pell Grants.