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Friday, December 22, 2017 NCAN Meets with Secretary DeVos » One of NCAN’s primary goals is to make the voice of our members heard at all levels. I recently had the opportunity to tak...
Thursday, December 14, 2017 Infographic: The Leaky FAFSA Pipeline » Late last month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hosted a hearing on propos...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: "One Loan" » This is the fifth installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Real Opportunit...
Monday, December 11, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: Consumer Information and FAFSA Simplification » This is the fourth installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Rea...
Friday, December 8, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: "One Work-Study" » This is the third installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Real Oppor...
Thursday, December 7, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: "One Grant" » This is the second installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Real Opportuni...
Thursday, December 7, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Longtime AVID Executive Retires After Driving Years of Growth » By Elizabeth Morgan , Director of External Relations If you ever wondered how AVID got to be the country’s large...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 NCAN Members Urge Further Examination of HEA Proposals » Last week, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced her bill to...
Monday, December 4, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Members Help Schools Achieve Outstanding FAFSA Completion Rates for 2017 » By Shelbe Klebs , Graduate Policy Intern Students in high-poverty school districts do not always complete the F...
Friday, December 1, 2017 House HEA Proposal Contains Some Innovative, Some Concerning Ideas » The National College Access Network is encouraged to see the House of Representatives begin its discussion about the long...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 FAFSA’s Going Mobile – and Bringing Some Friends Along » The Federal Student Aid Training Conference has been filled with exciting announcements about the future of the aid expe...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 “The Future of FSA is Upon Us” » By Kim Cook , Executive Director, and Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy In a bold vision laid out over...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Bipartisan Senate Hearing Finds Agreement on Need to #FixFAFSA » At yesterday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, “ Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: E...
Monday, November 27, 2017 New Grant Helps NCAN, Texas A&M and College Forward Promote Rural Postsecondary Attainment » NCAN is partnering with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and College Forward to increase the number of rural s...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) #Thankful4Pell Reaches New Heights in 2017 » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager With more than 900 participants, approximately 340 messages to 120 membe...
Thursday, November 16, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Simple FAFSA Act "Will Move the Needle" on Completion Rates » By Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy The Simple FAFSA Act of 2017 , introduced today by Democr...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Tips for Making Matches with the NSC StudentTracker » Many NCAN member programs use the National Student Clearinghouse’s (NSC) StudentTracker service to keep tabs o...
Monday, November 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) House, Senate Tax Bills Offer Differing Proposals on Higher Ed » By Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy Over the past two weeks, Congressional Republicans have r...
Sunday, November 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) This Week: Tell Our Lawmakers Why You’re #Thankful4Pell » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager Because of the Pell Grant program's profound impact on higher education...
Thursday, November 9, 2017 "Financial Aid Enabled Me to Have a College Experience" » For students underrepresented in higher education , every dollar counts when piecing together a financial aid packag...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Tested Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes and Increasing ROI » By Ann Coles, Senior Fellow, uAspire More than 50 percent of students served by NCAN members finish college within s...
Friday, November 3, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Watch: NCAN Members Talk Student Outcomes at World's Largest Tech Conference » By Kim Szarmach , Communications Intern Austin Buchan, CEO of College Forward , and Avalon Baldwin, Data Management...
Thursday, November 2, 2017 Financial Aid: "the Lifeline for What I'm Doing" » For students underrepresented in higher education , every dollar counts when piecing together a financial aid packag...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) How Naviance Helps Connect College & Career Success » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Observers of this blog and NCAN’s work know that thanks to the...
Monday, October 30, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) NCAN Receives Grant from FCA Foundation » By Elizabeth Morgan , Director of External Relations In September, NCAN was pleased to be one of six education orga...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) New NSC Data Offers College Completion Comparisons » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Just one in five graduates from high-poverty high schools obta...
Monday, October 23, 2017 NCAN Announces College Success Grant Opportunity for Members » A new NCAN grant will help a dozen member organizations establish or expand college success programs. Thanks to gener...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 "Their Destiny Matters," Wes Moore Says of NCAN Conference-Goers' Students » Wes Moore's story is one of academic achievement, professional success, and familial love. But it could have been complete...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Dispatches from NCAN’s 22nd Annual National Conference » This September, 1,031 college access professionals from 49 states and Canada gathered in San Diego, CA for NCAN's 22nd ann...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Advocates Take Action for Dreamers and DACA » By Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy On Sept. 5, the Trump Administration, via a statement...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Form Your Future is Back! » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager Last Sept. 30, NCAN launched a brand new campaign to help high sc...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Benchmarking Project Shows Member Impact, Fuels More Research » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Students served by college access and success programs enr...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Highlights of 2016-17 for NCAN and Student Advocates » By Elizabeth Morgan , Director of External Relations Looking back on 2016-17, the NCAN membership and college...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Initial Look at 2018-19 Early FAFSA Data » By Shelbe Klebs , Graduate Policy Intern The 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened Oct. 1, m...
Friday, October 13, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Finally: IPEDS Data on Pell Recipients' Postsecondary Outcomes » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation For over three years , NCAN has used this blog to...
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