The Institute for College Access & Success

NEW: TICAS statement on the introduction of a landmark Pell Grant legislation. "We applaud Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Mark Pocan, Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray, and House Education & Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott for proposing historic investments to strengthen and improve the longstanding federal Pell Grant program." Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3gsONGO

TUNE IN: Today at 10:30 am PT, TICAS' CA Affordability Program Director Laura Szabo-Kubitz will be on KQED Forum to discuss how COVID19 has exacerbated #highered challenges like college affordability & how CA policymakers can address them by strengthening #finaid for under-resourced college students. Listen here: http://bit.ly/2TzKQED_TICAS

ICYMI: Last week, TICAS research and policy experts were joined by students to discuss the impact of the pandemic on California college students, and priorities for ensuring students have the supports they need to achieve their #highered goals. Those priorities include strengthening and reforming the Cal Grant program most immediately by (1) removing age and time out of high school barriers to entitlement Cal Grants and (2) increasing support for key non-tuitions costs through the Cal Grant access award. These investments would support the state’s most under-resourced students, including older students and students of color, on their paths to earning a higher education credential. Watch the webinar and read our survey findings here: https://bit.ly/3fqts04

NEW FACT SHEET: Learn about Borrower Defense to Repayment, a provision in the Higher Education Act that’s intended to relieve students from repaying their federal loans when they are misled by their schools. Our latest fact sheet explains the history of borrower defense, previous rules, and our recommended next steps to make borrower defense a reality for students. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3yW4f5m