Fact Sheet

This fact sheet explains how the Pell Grant program is funded, how its funding structure puts students at risk, and how Congress can make changes to ensure the future viability of this essential program.  

The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is New York’s primary aid program, accounting for 80 percent of state financial aid awards. TAP is a critical program for students who are low-income to enable them to afford college. This fact sheet outlines how lawmakers can address existing inequities in TAP and ensure it meets the needs of New York students. 

This fact sheet offers straightforward policy recommendations for Congress to improve postsecondary data tools and ensure that colleges provide students with clear, transparent, and comparable information about college costs.

Improving student access to public benefits programs and institutional support can help students cover non-tuition costs and stay in school. Our fact sheet outlines concrete policy changes Congress can make to invest in basic needs support for low income, rural, and parenting students to ensure they can access and complete college.

This fact sheet outlines steps for Congress to ensure that federal college completion policy helps students finish the educational journey they start, builds institutional capacity to implement and scale effective completion strategies, and ensures federal dollars are targeted toward postsecondary pathways that lead to strong workforce and economic returns.

This fact sheet provides concrete steps for Congress to enshrine minimum requirements for program quality in statute, ensure justice for defrauded borrowers, and provide additional guardrails to protect students from emerging areas of misconduct.