What is State Authorization, and What Role Does NC-SARA Play?

Over 30 organizations respectfully urge California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign into law AB 1456 (Medina, McCarty, Leyva), which is vital to eliminating barriers to state financial aid and ensuring the state’s economic path out of the pandemic is equitable.

The Department of Education recently released a new legal interpretation that revises and clarifies its position on the legality of state laws and regulations that govern various aspects of the servicing of federal student loans.

Senate Floor Alert from diverse coalition of over two dozen organizations in support of AB 1456 (Medina, McCarty, Leyva), the Cal Grant Reform Act, as amended September 3, 2021.

The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education will sunset at the end of 2021 unless the legislature passes a bill to reauthorize the agency this year. SB 802 (Roth) will temporarily reauthorize the Bureau for one year, with a sunset review process scheduled for 2022.

TICAS’ latest fact sheet provides five proven examples of evidence-based college completion programs at four-year public institutions that increase persistence, graduation rates, and student earnings upon graduation for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.

Report examines funding and resource patterns from the Great Recession to the peak of the economic recovery (2006 to 2018), and takes a deep dive into the public four-year colleges that disproportionately enroll and graduate BIPOC students.