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State Policy & Advocacy
Monday, October 6, 2025 New Analysis: Affordability Gaps Remain in Great Lakes States » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 12 minutes The National College Attai...
Monday, September 29, 2025 5 Lessons in Advocacy: Straight Talk from Chairman Jordan Harris (D-PA) » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Four minutes I had the honor of partic...
Monday, August 25, 2025 Announcing NCAN’s 2025-26 Policy Council » By Karina Delgado, Communications Intern, Catherine Brown, Senior Policy and Advocacy Director, and Louisa Woodhouse, Seni...
Monday, August 11, 2025 Compare and Contrast: Tennessee and Alabama Launch Direct Admissions Programs » By Alessandra Ciprani-Detres, Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes Di...
Thursday, July 17, 2025 IL Governor Signs Direct Admissions, Three More Access & Affordability Bills Into Law » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Iniativies Reading time: Five minutes At the end of June,...
Friday, July 11, 2025 In-State Tuition Halted for Undocumented Students in Texas; DOJ Challenges KY, MN » Karina Delgado, Communications Intern, and Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time:...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 New Report Identifies Opportunities to Advance College Affordability in the Great Lakes States » By: Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Over the last two years...
Thursday, March 13, 2025 New Studies Show Impacts of Universal FAFSA on Enrollment » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes The Nationa...
Friday, February 21, 2025 NCAN Convening Highlights Urgent Need for Better Postsecondary Data Sharing » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes Earlier this...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Virginia Focuses Efforts on Pell-Eligible Students » Reading time: Three minutes The Virginia General Assembly originally passed legislation in 2022 ( HB30 ) that allo...
Monday, September 9, 2024 Announcing NCAN’s 2024 Policy Council » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 18 minutes The National College Attainm...
Sunday, June 16, 2024 Alaska's “FAFSA Raffle” Offers Innovative Approach to FAFSA Completion » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes In a novel legis...
Friday, April 26, 2024 NY Adds Universal FAFSA; IN and NH’s Implementation Yielding Gains » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes The recent passage...
Friday, April 19, 2024 Minnesota’s Policy Model for Transforming College Enrollment » By Ezequiel Jimenez, Program Intern and Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Program Associate Reading time: Six minutes...
Monday, April 1, 2024 To Make College Affordable, Increase State Investments in Public Colleges » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Today, the National College...
Thursday, March 14, 2024 Louisiana Board Rescinds State’s Universal FAFSA Policy » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes Earlier this month...
Monday, February 26, 2024 Announcing NCAN’s NEW State Policy Resource Center » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Three minutes The National College Atta...
Friday, January 5, 2024 Do Universal FAFSA Policies Prevent High School Graduation? » By Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Program Associate Reading time: Five minutes Universal FAFSA has become a popul...
Friday, December 8, 2023 How Texas’ HB 8 is a Legislative Model for Other States’ Postsecondary Pathways » Reading time: Four minutes Postsecondary attainment and expanding the nature and types of pathways available to st...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Tools You Can Use: NCAN Releases New State Analyses of Economic Value of College » By Louisa Woodhouse, Policy Associate Reading time: Four minutes Have you ever advocated for more financial ai...
Sunday, October 22, 2023 Interview: Connecticut Officials Weigh In On Their FAFSA Completion Efforts » Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Services Reading time: Five minutes Connecticut has appeare...
Friday, September 1, 2023 Florida CAN Considers Universal FAFSA Advocacy, Adoption, Implementation » Reading time: Two minutes This post originally appeared on the Florida College Access Network's blog . Read more...
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Meet the Members of NCAN’s Policy Council » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 10 minutes The National College Attai...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Four More States Adopt Universal FAFSA; Total Climbs to 12 » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes The spring 2023...
Monday, July 24, 2023 NCAN Announces Support from Strada Education Foundation to Advance State Policy » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes The National College Atta...
Thursday, July 13, 2023 NCAN State Policy Lever: Use State-Level NSC Contracts to Share Postsecondary Outcomes Data » Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Read time: Four minutes This is the latest in...
Friday, June 23, 2023 NCAN Testifies on Universal FAFSA to NJ Committee » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Seven minutes On June 9, the N...
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Announcing the Better FAFSA State Policy Toolkit » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Note: Since this artic...
Monday, May 15, 2023 NCAN Receives Grant to Support State Policy Advocacy in the Midwest » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes The National College Atta...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Indiana Becomes 8th State with Universal FAFSA Graduation Requirement » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes Indiana Governor...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 NCAN State Policy Lever: Universal FAFSA » Reading time: Three minutes This is the latest in a series of blog posts that dives into each of these policy l...
Friday, March 31, 2023 NCAN State Policy Lever: Share Student-Level FAFSA Data with Districts and Schools » Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes This is the first...
Monday, March 27, 2023 Coalition-Building: Why it Matters and How to Start » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Eight minutes The National College At...
Friday, March 3, 2023 Undocumented Students are Target in “Cruel and Counterproductive” Changes Under New Florida Proposal » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Three minutes Florida Governor Ron DeS...
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 The Rise of Free College Applications » Reading time: Two minutes Colorado recently held their 5th annual Free Application Days from October 18-20 to ca...
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