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Congress Can Act to Help Students Navigate College Financing

by Jim Larimore | August 7, 2019 Imagine making one of the most expensive purchases of your life when you don’t fully understa Read more

Study: Some Four-Year Institutions Provide Inaccurate, Confusing Cost Information

by Monica Levitan | March 28, 2019
While bipartisan legislation is being introduced to U.S. legislatures on how to improve net pri [...] Read more

At ATD, Focus is Put on Meeting the Needs of Students Outside of the Classroom

by Jamal Watson | February 21, 2019
Community Colleges have to be more proactive in tackling the financial, housing and food insecu [...] Read more

Maryland Senators, Congressmen Introduce FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

by Monica Levitan | February 6, 2019
Maryland U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, with support from Congressmen Dutch Rup [...] Read more

Sen. Alexander Proposes 3 Major Reforms to HEA

by LaMont Jones | February 5, 2019
Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, improving the student loan repayment [...] Read more

Brief Offers Policy Recommendations to Address Unmet Financial Need

by Tiffany Pennamon | December 11, 2018
A new brief from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) finds that nearly three in four s [...] Read more

Report Examines Degree Completion for Parents with Young Children

by Tiffany Pennamon | September 25, 2018
After paid work, childcare and other responsibilities, a college student with preschool-aged ch [...] Read more

Report: Counselors Need Better Training to Help Students Apply to Colleges

| September 20, 2018
Confusing wording on financial aid documents, not enough access to school counselors along with [...] Read more

How to Make Our Institutions More Accessible

by Angel B. Perez | August 6, 2018
While higher education is abuzz with goals of cultivating greater access and success for histor [...] Read more

A Seat at the Table for KIPP Alumni

by Tiffany Pennamon | June 25, 2018
WASHINGTON - The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) centered students who are alumni of the char [...] Read more

National College Access Network Launches FAFSA Completion Tracker

by Tiffany Pennamon | February 7, 2018
The National College Access Network (NCAN) has launched its #FormYourFuture FAFSA Tracker, givi [...] Read more

State of the Union Address Omitted Key Concerns in Education, Experts Note

by Tiffany Pennamon | January 31, 2018
President Donald J. Trump delivered his first State of the Union address since taking office, c [...] Read more

Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Simplify FAFSA Form

by Tiffany Pennamon | November 16, 2017
Democrats on the Committee on Education and the Workforce recently introduced new legislation t [...] Read more

Ground-level Support Helps Solve FAFSA ‘Riddle’

by Catherine Morris | February 8, 2017
Until the FAFSA sees a dramatic overhaul, the best and perhaps only answer to addressing some o [...] Read more

Report Finds HBCU Students Overly Burdened by Loans

by Jamal Eric Watson | December 14, 2016
A report by the United Negro College Fund finds that students at historically Black colleges an [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice