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Wednesday, October 17, 2018 10 Key Tips and Tools for Helping Students Understand Financial Aid » By guest bloggers Diane Cheng, Research Director at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), an...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Pennsylvania Treasury to Grant $100 for College to All Babies, Starting in 2019 » On June 22, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill establishing the Keystone Scholars program , which...
Monday, October 1, 2018 World Investor Week: 3 Investing Concepts to Help Students Get Started » By guest blogger the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy For a student, filling out the FAFSA and figuri...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 NCAN FAFSA Completion Challenge Kickoff: Pre-Implementation Challenges » Background NCAN recently awarded grants to 25 cities to increase their FAFSA completion rates. This 2018-19 FAFSA Com...
Monday, September 17, 2018 What to Expect From NCAN as FAFSA Season Approaches » As our members and others gear up for the Oct. 1 launch of the 2019-20 FAFSA, we at NCAN are ready to help. The big...
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Get2College Launches First U-HAFTA FAFSA® Challenge in Mississippi » By guest blogger Courtney Lange, Director of Communications and Impact at the Woodward Hines Education Foundation...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 How One State Increased FAFSA Completion by 26% » Reading time: Four minutes Takeaway: Louisiana implemented a rule requiring 2018 high school seniors to complete...
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9 Things to Know About the FAFSA Mobile App » The new myStudentAid mobile app has been released, and now FAFSAs can be completed anywhere, any time with a smartphone. N...
Thursday, August 30, 2018 NCAN Tests FAFSA Mobile App, Recommends Usability Improvements » Watch for a companion post on " 9 Things to Know About the FAFSA Mobile App ," in which my colleague MorraLee Keller will...
Thursday, July 26, 2018 FAFSA.gov Launches Mobile-Friendly Redesign and Training Materials » The FAFSA ( www.fafsa.ed.gov ) website got a new look on July 22. The site has a new face and the screens are designed to...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 I Have A Dream Foundation: A College Savings Account With a Roadmap to Postsecondary Education » The “I Have A Dream” Foundation (IHDF) famously launched in 1981 when businessman Eugene M. Lang supported a group of stud...
Monday, July 9, 2018 FAFSA Completion Increases Sluggish Nationally in 2018-19 Cycle » By end of June, the school year has finished across the country. Students turn their attention toward summer plans and gra...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 It’s Official: Award Letters Are Usually Confusing or Even Misleading » Complicated financial aid processes have consistently proven to impede college access and success for low-income student...
Monday, June 4, 2018 25 Cities Chosen to Receive up to $40,000 Each for FAFSA Completion Challenge » Today, NCAN announced it has selected 25 U.S. cities to receive up to $40,000 each for the 2018-19 FAFSA Completion Challe...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Students Share How Children’s Savings Accounts and Wraparound Services Help Them Achieve Their Colle » By Kaitlin Archambault , Director of Marketing & Communications, “I Have A Dream” Foundation The “I Have A Dre...
Friday, May 4, 2018 Here’s A College Savings Plan with Low-Income Students in Mind » When it comes to college savings, many state 529 programs could be better targeted to help low-income families. The Louis...
Thursday, May 3, 2018 How FAFSA Verification Deters Low-Income Students from College » Estuardo did everything right in completing the FAFSA to receive the financial aid he needs to attend college. But now tha...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 SOAR Virginia Grants College Savings to Low-Income High Schoolers Across the State » Virginia529 is the biggest 529 plan in the country. With account holders in every state, it manages more than $62 billion...
Thursday, February 22, 2018 Report on State of Children’s Savings Field Reveals Growing, Changing Movement » By Diego Quezada , program associate, Children's Savings & Entrepreneurship, Prosperity Now On Feb. 1...
Monday, February 5, 2018 New Report and Webinar: How to Increase FAFSA Completion in Your Metro Area » By Patricia Steele, Higher Ed Insight , and Wendy Erisman, Strix Research A new report, “ Money Does...
Friday, January 12, 2018 Over 1.2 Million FAFSAs Completed this Cycle, a 6% Increase » More than 1.2 million high school students completed the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) before Jan. 1 of the 201...
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