Comprehensive Approaches to Student Success - Community of Practice Research and Equity Agenda

Public Comment by Angela Perry, Director of Policy & Advocacy at the Institute for College Access & Success, at the…

TICAS and partners sent comments to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office expressing concerns regarding the Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) that the Chancellor’s Office recently entered into with American Public University System (APUS).

Coalition letter from 16 organizations in higher education, business, philanthropy, and advocacy urging Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to prioritize higher education access and success through targeted investments and improvements in financial aid, data systems, and student support.

TICAS expresses support for California Assembly Bill 1187 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin as amended January 3, 2022, which will increase student access to supervised tutoring by authorizing community colleges to claim funding for tutoring support in credential/degree-applicable and transfer-level courses.

The 2020-21 California Budget included major investments in college affordability that will go far in supporting underserved Californians’ ability to…

16 organizations express appreciation to California Governor Gavin Newsom for making historic investments in college affordability this past year, and request measures to further strengthen the Cal Grant program in the 2022-23 state budget proposal by streamlining and simplifying it, removing access barriers based on GPA at community colleges, and addressing the continuing rise