A Policymaker’s Guide to Using New Student Debt Metrics to Strengthen Higher Education Accountability

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.

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

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.

Most colleges and universities help millions of Americans earn a degree or diploma to lead to economic security and a better life. In the wake of the Great Recession, it was revealed that too many for-profit colleges – by enrolling hundreds of thousands of students – sought to take advantage of the federal financial aid system to make windfall profits.

Most colleges and universities help millions of Americans earn a degree or diploma to lead to economic security and a better life. In the wake of the Great Recession, it was revealed that too many for-profit colleges – by enrolling hundreds of thousands of students – sought to take advantage of the federal financial aid system to make windfall profits.