What’s in the House College Affordability Act
November 1, 2019
On October 31, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed the College Affordability Act (CAA), a comprehensive proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
Statement on Rollback of State Authorization, Accreditation Protections
October 31, 2019
“The new rules released today continue the Trump Administration’s rollbacks of consumer protections against predatory and low-quality colleges…
Statement on Committee Passage of House College Affordability Act
October 31, 2019
TICAS statement on committee passage of House College Affordability Act, a comprehensive overhaul of the Higher Education Act that would invest hundreds of billions of dollars to improve college access and affordability for students from all backgrounds.
An Important, No-Cost Way to Improve Cal Grants
October 21, 2019
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: Charting the Course for Redesigning Financial Aid in California
October 16, 2019
New report with detailed recommendations for how California policymakers should move forward to strengthen college affordability through meaningful and equitable financial aid reform.
Statement on the College Affordability Act
October 15, 2019
Statement on the House College Affordability Act, a comprehensive overhaul of the Higher Education Act that would invest hundreds of billions of dollars in college access and affordability.
