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Monday, October 20, 2025 Workforce Pell: You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got (Some) Answers » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Eight minutes As many National College...
Monday, October 13, 2025 ED’s Proposed College Admissions Survey Raises Concerns » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Three minutes On August 15, the US Depa...
Monday, September 29, 2025 What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Government Shutdown » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes If you’re feeling like it’s...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 New Report: College Remains Financially Out of Reach, Students Face $1,500 Gap at Public 4-Years » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Despite widespread reco...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Conference Panelists Call for Courage to Meet Political Moment » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Six minutes “If you’re scared, y...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 House Bill Level Funds Pell Grant, TRIO & GEAR UP in FY26 » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes On September 1, the Hou...
Thursday, July 31, 2025 Senate Level Funds Pell, TRIO, GEAR UP, Work Study, SEOG, & AmeriCorps in FY26 Appropriations Bill » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes On Thursday, July 31, the U...
Thursday, July 17, 2025 Reconciliation Bill: What You Need to Know » By MorraLee Keller, Senior Consultant, and Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading...
Thursday, July 3, 2025 Controversial Budget Bill Protects Pell but Sharply Cuts Other Supports for Low-Income Americans » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading Time: Seven minutes After a protracted and at...
Friday, June 13, 2025 Senate Reconciliation Contains Quirky Pell Eligibility Modification » Reading time: Three minutes The recently introduced Senate Reconciliation bill contains far less detrimental cha...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Senate Heeds Call to Protect Pell » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy, and Mor...
Monday, June 9, 2025 CBO: 15 Credit Full-Time Estimate Costs $7.1B, How Does It Impact States? » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives, and Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy...
Friday, June 6, 2025 Judge Orders Restoration of AmeriCorps Funding in Lawsuit Challenging Grant Cancellations » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes On June 5, a federal judg...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Talking Points: Act Now to Save Pell Grants » By Elizabeth Morgan, Chief External Relations Officer Reading time: Two minutes National College Attainment Netwo...
Monday, May 19, 2025 House Reconciliation COA Proposal Raises Questions » Reading time: Seven minutes In an effort to reduce the cost of college, the recent House Reconciliation bill pro...
Friday, May 9, 2025 Skinny Budget, Big Cuts: Trump Administration Publishes Budget Request for FY26 » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes On Friday, May 2, t...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Eliminating Subsidized Loans Will Increase Undergraduate Student Debt by $6,000 » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, and MorraLee Keller, Senior Consultant Reading time: Three m...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 House Reconciliation Bill Seeks Changes to Student Eligibility » Reading time: Four minutes The recent House Reconciliation Bill aimed at reducing spending on higher education f...
Monday, May 5, 2025 NCAN Submits Public Comment on Proposed Restrictions to PSLF Eligibility for Nonprofits » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes On Monday, the National C...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 NCAN Shares Thoughts on Proposed House Reconciliation Bill » By Kim Cook, CEO Reading time: Two minutes Our CEO Kim Cook shared the National College Attainment Network's (...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 AmeriCorps Shutdown Devastates College Advising for Students Most in Need » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attain...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 House Proposes $1,500 Cut to Max Pell for Students Taking 12 Credits » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy, and Mor...
Monday, April 21, 2025 DHS Implements Registration Requirement for Immigrants » Reading time: Three minutes On April 11, a judge allowed the Trump Administration to move forward with a require...
Monday, April 14, 2025 New Report Highlights Benefit of Pell Grant for Students and States » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy, and Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiativ...
Monday, April 14, 2025 Announcing NCAN's Virtual Advocacy Week » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes National College Attain...
Friday, April 11, 2025 DHS Gains Access to IRS Data » Reading time: Two minutes With signatures being placed on a data sharing agreement last week, the Department of Ho...
Monday, April 7, 2025 Members and Students Convene in DC for NCAN’s Inaugural Leadership Summit » Reading time: Four minutes Last week, more than 230 students, practitioners, and leaders from the National College At...
Thursday, March 13, 2025 New Federal Policy Action Center Keeps You Informed » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes The National College Atta...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Widespread Layoffs at ED Risk Uncertainty About Aid and Operating Disruption » By Elizabeth Morgan, Chief External Relations Officer, and Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Readi...
Monday, March 10, 2025 President Trump Signs Executive Order Proposing Restrictions on Public Service Loan Forgiveness » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Late on Friday, March 9, P...
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Five Takeaways from ED’s FAQ on the Diversity and Inclusion Dear Colleague » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Four minutes On March 1, the US D...
Monday, March 3, 2025 New Report Details the Nonprofit Funding Gap, Strategies to Increase Student Success » Reading Time: Four minutes This week, the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) and America Forward release...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Federal Update: House Passes Budget Calling for Massive Cuts » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Last night, by a vote of 21...
Monday, February 17, 2025 Trump Administration Forbids Schools, Agencies from Considering Race in Programming and Operations » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Five minutes On Friday, February 14, th...
Saturday, February 15, 2025 McMahon Hearing: Future of ED and Federal Education Funding Top of Mind for Senate » Reading time: Four minutes On the morning of Thursday, February 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensio...
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