September 14, 2021
Within the higher education regulatory triad – the federal government, states, accrediting agencies – states are tasked with the primary responsibility for ensuring consumer protection.
March 25, 2021
TICAS joined nearly 1,200 signers, including more than 300 organizations and nearly 900 individual colleges and universities, to urge Congress to bring an affordable, high-quality college education within reach for all students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant.
May 18, 2020
Over 80 organizations urge Congress to invest in and protect the Pell grant program during and after the COVID-19 crisis.
April 27, 2020
25 organizations urge Congress to make significant new investments to stabilize state higher education budgets.
December 19, 2019
Joint letter from TICAS, CLASP, and HLA encouraging policymakers to consider two specific improvements to the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 that would further strengthen the bill for the benefit of students and their families.
December 10, 2019
29 organizations urge the House Ways & Means Committee to take up and pass the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act, which would prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from seizing federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refunds to pay back student loan debt owed to the U.S. Department of Education.
October 11, 2019
18 organizations urge Senate HELP Committee leadership to reject a piecemeal approach to higher education reform and instead pass a comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization that makes major strides in increasing college affordability, reduces the burden of student debt, and closes racial and economic equity gaps in college access and attainment.
