Bittersweet Relief: Strengthening California’s Tuition Recovery Fund to Better Support

Over 20 organizations urged the Conference Committee on the Budget to make a down payment towards college affordability by increasing the number of new competitive Cal Grants to 70,000 annually and allowing AB 540 students to compete on equal footing, and increasing the size of the base Cal Grant B access award to $1,836. Doing so will ensure more students across all types of...

Over 20 organizations urged the California State Assembly Committee on Budget, Subcommittee 2 on Education Finance to make a down payment towards college affordability by increasing the number of competitive Cal Grants and the size of the Cal Grant B access award. Doing so will ensure more students across all types of colleges get the assistance they need to cover total college...

Key organizations committed to strengthening college affordability and student success in California urged the state Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees to adopt the TICAS proposal for consolidating full-time community college financial aid programs in the 2018-19 state budget. This proposal more equitably distributes grant dollars and better supports the goals of enabling...

Over 20 organizations urged California State Assembly and Senate Budget Subcommittees to increase the maximum Cal Grant B access award, which helps California’s lowest income students at all types of colleges cover critical non-tuition costs including books and supplies, transportation, and living expenses.

Coalition letter to California Senator Anthony J. Portantino, chair of the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education, urging the committee to increase the number of state Cal Grants available and increase the amount of non-tuition costs the grants cover.

Coalition letter to California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, urging the committee to increase the number of state Cal Grants available and increase the amount of non-tuition costs the grants cover.