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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 ED: Students Are Eligible for Emergency Aid Regardless of FAFSA Completion, Title IV Status » Reading time: 2-3 min. Since the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act – President Biden’s $1.9 trillion CO...
Thursday, April 29, 2021 Congress Is Weighing 4 College Affordability Proposals; Here Are the Details » Reading time: 4 min. NCAN has long advocated for federal policies that will help close equity gaps in postsecon...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 First 100 Days: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Early Actions on Education » Reading time: 6 min. The first 100 days of a new president’s administration are considered an important milestone...
Friday, April 23, 2021 New Report Illustrates the Imperative to Provide Sustained Support for College Students » Reading time: 4 min. Like many other people, college students have faced immense difficulties as a result of the...
Monday, April 12, 2021 Biden Proposes $400 Pell Grant Increase and Making DACA Recipients Eligible for the Program » Reading time: 2-3 min. Last Friday, President Joe Biden released his first discretionary funding request for fi...
Monday, March 22, 2021 Here Are the Education Provisions in the Biden Administration's $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package » Reading time: 4 min. On March 6, Congress passed The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, President Biden's $1.9 tri...
Friday, March 12, 2021 NCAN Member and Student Advocates ‘Meet’ the New Congress to Discuss Doubling Pell » Reading time: 5 min One year ago, 170 NCAN members and students gathered in Washington for our premier annual adv...
Monday, March 8, 2021 What the Education Department’s New Leadership Means for College Access and Success » Reading time: 2-3 min. Earlier this month, Dr. Miguel Cardona was sworn in as the new U.S. secretary of educati...
Thursday, January 21, 2021 President Biden Lays Out Early Actions to Support Student Loan Borrowers, DREAMers, and Higher Ed » Reading time: 4-5 min. By Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Carrie Warick, Director of Policy an...
Monday, January 4, 2021 During a Chaotic Year, NCAN Member Advocates Never Lost Their Focus » Over the past year, NCAN members from a geographically diverse group of states participated in a dedicated opportunity to...
Monday, December 21, 2020 Congress Finalizes Funding to Avoid Government Shutdown, Provide Additional COVID Relief » After weeks of tense negotiations, leaders in Congress have finally agreed to deal that will fund the government through S...
Monday, December 21, 2020 Bipartisan Support for FAFSA Simplification Eases Path to Accessing Financial Aid » Today, Congress included a bipartisan agreement on higher education in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending/COVID stimulu...
Monday, December 7, 2020 #Thankful4Pell #DoublePell 2020 Campaign Highlights » By Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Jalen Moore, Communications Intern NCAN’s annual #Thankful4Pell...
Monday, November 30, 2020 Millions of Student Borrowers Face Repayment Disarray in the New Year » By Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement...
Monday, November 23, 2020 NCAN Welcomes New Cohort of Member Advocates » The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is thrilled to announce a class of NCAN Member Advocacy Fellows — 33 coll...
Monday, November 9, 2020 Biden Declared President-Elect; Platform Includes Long Higher Ed Agenda » As of Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden is now the president-elect. His running mate Sen. Kamala Harris is Vice Pr...
Monday, October 26, 2020 Share Your Story, Use Your Voice: NCAN Members Engage in Communications Trainings » This year, in a number of ways, has been incredibly challenging, devastating, and hectic. The news cycle vies for our atte...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 NCAN Executive Director Testifies About Fixing the FAFSA to the Senate Education Committee » Last week, NCAN Executive Director Kim Cook testified in front of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (H...
Friday, September 4, 2020 Experts Continue to Document FAFSA Verification’s Undue Burden on Students and Institutions » NCAN has long advocated for simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Achieving a simpler...
Friday, July 31, 2020 How and Why to Meet with Your Members of Congress in August » Congress is still working through negotiations for the next COVID relief package . But next week, lawmakers are expected...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 GOP Releases COVID 4 Proposal; Long Negotiations Ahead » Yesterday, Senate Republicans released a package of bills – collectively called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liabili...
Monday, July 20, 2020 Should We Reward Colleges for Generating Economic Mobility? » By Cody Christensen, Doctoral Student, Vanderbilt University, and Jason D. Delisle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise I...
Monday, July 20, 2020 It’s Virtual Advocacy Week: We're Asking Congress to #DoublePell » In light of the compounding crises brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, students face unprecedented uncertainty in thei...
Monday, July 13, 2020 U.S. Department of Ed. Issues Awaited Guidance on Student Aid Reconsideration and Verification » Photo By: U.S. Department of State (IIP Bureau) - image of the U.S. Department of Education On July 9, the U.S. D...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Senate Dems' New Aid Bill: $132 Billion for Higher Ed, No Eligibility Restrictions on Student Grants » Yesterday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), along with 18 other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus, introduced the Coronavir...
Thursday, June 18, 2020 SCOTUS Rules Against Trump Administration in DACA Case, Protecting Program For Now » Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling declaring unlawful the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferr...
Thursday, May 14, 2020 House Democrats’ Propose $100 Billion in Additional Education Funding in HEROES Act » Earlier this week, House Democrats introduced a 1,815-page bill called the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency...
Thursday, May 14, 2020 Higher Ed Affordability Continues to Decline for Pell Recipients – Federal, State Lawmakers Must Act » By Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation, and Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager We are in the grips...
Thursday, May 7, 2020 NCAN Calls on Congress, ED for Further Support During COVID-19 Response » As Congress recognized with the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, prospective and...
Monday, April 27, 2020 DACA, Undocumented Students Not Eligible for Emergency Aid » Our students with DACA status received two pieces of distressing news last week: 1) They are not eligible for emergency a...
Friday, March 27, 2020 Emergency Funding for Students Included in Congress’ Third COVID-19 Response Package » By Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager, and Carrie Warick, Director of Policy and Advocacy After weeks of neg...
Thursday, March 19, 2020 What NCAN Members Need to Know About How the Government is Responding to COVID-19 » By Carrie Warick, Director of Policy and Advocacy, and Raymond AlQaisi, Policy and Advocacy Manager As our nation f...
Monday, March 9, 2020 NCAN Members and Students Advocate on Capitol Hill » Last week, around 100 NCAN members and 50 students gathered in Washington, D.C., for two days to advocate for key priorit...
Monday, February 10, 2020 5 Questions About FAFSA Simplification Implementation » In December, Congress passed and the president signed the FUTURE Act , which included significant enhancements to the dat...
Thursday, December 19, 2019 How the FUTURE Act Improves the Federal Financial Aid System » By Michele Streeter, TICAS, Rachel Gentry, NASFAA, and Raymond AlQaisi, NCAN President Trump today signed into law the...
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