Memo

Unless Congress acts, payments intended for millions of workers and children will instead be intercepted through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) and redirected to government coffers, leaving millions in poverty.

Joint memo on transitioning borrowers back into repayment from TICAS, Center for American Progress, New America Higher Education Program, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), and The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Project on Student Borrower Success.

The modern Cal Grant program was enacted 20 years ago, and a broad array of stakeholders have called for it to be reformed to better meet the needs of the state and close disparities in college enrollment and completion.

American colleges and universities play an essential role in building a more prosperous, equitable country. However, with colleges at a perilous point, an ambitious federal effort is needed to cushion the effects of the pandemic and recession and address longstanding challenges in affordability and equity. We outline five critical federal pillars that would help students and...

Joint memo from Third Way, New America, Center for American Progress, The Century Foundation, Veterans Education Success, and TICAS outlining three risks to students post-COVID in higher education. 

Memo to interested parties on the borrower defense rules in advance of the vote in the U.S. Senate on a resolution (H.J. Res 76) to disapprove the 2019 rule and restore the stronger regulation created in 2016.