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Friday, December 16, 2022 Doubling Down on Doubling Pell: A Recap of Policy and Advocacy in 2022 » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Five minutes At the start of the year,...
Monday, December 12, 2022 Opinion: Colleges Need to Be More Transparent About Costs » By Rachel Fishman, Acting Director, Education Policy Program at New America Reading time: Five minutes Discl...
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 The Elections Happened. What's Next for Education Policy? » By Alex Nock, Principal, Penn Hill Group, and Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy, NCAN Reading...
Thursday, December 1, 2022 2022 #Thankful4Pell #DoublePell Campaign Highlights Importance, Shortcomings of Pell Grant » Reading time: Two minutes The 9th annual #Thankful4Pell #DoublePell advocacy campaign wrapped up last week. The campa...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 New Secretary Cardona Guidance: Use ESSER Funds for College and Career Advising » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Two minutes In a “Dear C...
Friday, November 4, 2022 After 50 Years, Congress Needs to #DoublePell » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy, and Matthew Odom, Communications Manager Reading time: Thre...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 COVID Relief Funds: Still a Potential Source of Funding for Boosting Career and College Readiness » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Seven minutes Introduction The rece...
Friday, October 14, 2022 The Application for Federal Student Debt Relief is Open: What You Need to Know » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: One minute Update as of October 17, 20...
Thursday, September 29, 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health: Recap on Help for College Students » By: Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 5 mins. On Wednesday, the White House hosted...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Support All Our Students » Ten years ago , on June 15, 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program launched to prot...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Biden-Harris Administration Announces Targeted Federal Student Loan Debt Cancellation » By: Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 5 mins. As you may have hea...
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Education Department Unveils New College Completion Fund » By: Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 3 min. On Thursday, Secretary Card...
Monday, June 27, 2022 Students and Higher Education Advocates Celebrate #PellTurns50 » Reading time: 4 min. June 23 marked the 50th year anniversary of the establishment of the federal Pell Grant pro...
Thursday, June 23, 2022 U.S. House Seeks $500 Increase to the Maximum Pell Award » Reading time: 3 min. Congress is currently working through the federal funding process (i.e., appropriations) for the...
Friday, June 17, 2022 Celebrating 50 Years of Pell Grants 🎉 » Reading time: 3 min. NCAN members, and the students they serve, have experienced and witnessed the powerful impa...
Friday, May 20, 2022 ED Suspends Financial Verification for Remainder of 2022-23 FAFSA Cycle » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 3 min. This week, the U.S. Departmen...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Student Loan News Roundup: Borrowers Face Rising Interest Rates on New Loans » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 3-4 min. These days, you can’t go mo...
Monday, March 28, 2022 President Biden Pushes for Another Historic Pell Grant Increase in New Budget Proposal » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 4 min. Today, President Biden released h...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 President Biden Signs Bipartisan Federal Funding Deal Into Law: $400 Pell Grant Increase Coming » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 4 min. March 15, 2022: This post ha...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 State of the Union: President Biden Calls on Congress to Invest in Pell Grants » By Raymond AlQaisi, Senior Manager of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 3 min. Last night, President Biden...
Friday, January 28, 2022 Education Sec. Cardona Shares Administration’s Top Priorities for 2022 » Reading time: 2 min. Yesterday, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona gave a public address to discuss the adminis...
Thursday, January 20, 2022 White House Announces New $200 Million Grant Program for Higher Ed to Support Students' Basic Needs » Reading time: 2 min. Today, the White House and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a new, roughly...
Sunday, January 16, 2022 NCAN's Policy Predictions for 2022 » By Carrie Warick, Director of Policy and Advocacy, and Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager Reading time: 6 m...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 #Thankful4Pell #DoublePell: NCAN Members & Partners Advocate for a Stronger Pell Grant » Reading time: 3 min. By Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Kelly Mae Ross, Communications Manager...
Monday, November 8, 2021 New NCAN and NASFAA Report: FAFSA Verification Solutions From the Field » Reading time: 5 min. It’s FAFSA season again for high school seniors, others aspiring to postsecondary education,...
Friday, October 29, 2021 White House Releases New Framework for Social Spending Package, Includes $40 Billion for Higher Ed » Reading time: 3 min. Update Nov. 19, 2021 : The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act...
Monday, October 18, 2021 Department of Education Temporarily Eases Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility » Reading time: 2-3 min. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced significant, yet te...
Thursday, September 9, 2021 House Proposes $500 Bump to Pell, College Completion Grants, Free CC in Budget Reconciliation Bill » Reading time: 7 min. Today, the House Committee on Education and Labor is discussing its proposal to dramati...
Friday, September 3, 2021 Verification Relief Uncertain for New FAFSA Cycle (2022-23); NCAN Urges ED to Extend by Oct. 1 » Reading time: 7 min. Update: On Sept. 7, NCAN partnered with the National Association of Student Financial Aid A...
Thursday, September 2, 2021 Congress Debating Pell Grant Increase – Now is the Time for NCAN Members to Advocate for Students » Reading time: 2-3 min. For several years and particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, NCAN has advocated fo...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 ED Suspends Financial Verification for Remainder of 2021-22 Academic Year » Reading time: 4 min. Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will make temporary changes to t...
Friday, June 25, 2021 What’s Next for Federal Student Loan Borrowers; Repayment Relief Scheduled to End Sept. 30 » Reading time: 3 min. Since the March 2020 federal declaration of a national emergency due to the COVID-19 pande...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Double the Pell Grant Over 5 Years » Reading time: 3 min. Today, Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), and Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Bo...
Friday, June 11, 2021 FSA Announces Delay of Full Implementation of FAFSA Changes; Removes Some Barriers Early » Reading time: 3 min. Today, the Office of Federal Student Aid announced a phased implementation of the FAF...
Friday, May 28, 2021 President Biden Proposes Historic Pell Grant Increase in First Budget » Reading time: 3 min. Today, President Biden released his full budget for fiscal year 2022, which addresses severa...
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