Statement on TICAS President's Nomination for Under Secretary of Education

Report considers three promising debt metrics that could complement and strengthen existing accountability metrics and ultimately move the needle on borrower success: debt-to-discretionary earnings ratios, earnings net of expected debt payments thresholds, and repayment rates.

Removing operational hurdles in Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) could benefit as many as 100,000 more students, according to a new report released by The Century Foundation (TCF) and TICAS. Although Michigan lags behind other Midwest states in overall grant aid to college students, the TIP program offers a well-targeted, promising model for other states to consider. 

In January, the U.S. Department of Education updated the College Scorecard interface and released new data elements including dollar-based repayment rates. These new repayment rates shed light on the share of dollars on student loans being repaid over time for each college and program.

President-elect Biden’s American Rescue Plan includes $35 billion in critical new emergency funding for higher education. Building on last month’s spending deal, this additional investment will help students and colleges weather the current crisis and safely re-open when the time is right.

This is the third blog post in our "Diving Deeper into College Affordability Gaps in California. In this post we discuss a few methodological details of IPEDS' net price dataset and how they can mask the real total costs of attending CA Community Colleges.

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of college students and the institutions that serve them. At this pivotal time, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 state budget proposal would make smart, urgently needed investments to help struggling students afford and complete college. These include a substantial increase in the number of Cal Grants available to older...