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Student Loan Default Rates Show Continued Borrower Distress
The Institute for College Access & Success - September 28, 2012New data released today by the U.S. Department of Education confirm that student loan default continues to plague far too many borrowers. However, the data paint an uneven picture behind the...
New Report Shows How Community Colleges Support Responsible Student Borrowing
The Institute for College Access & Success - August 22, 2012A new report takes a closer look at how some forward-thinking community colleges in California are promoting responsible use of federal student loans – ideas that can be adopted by colleges across...
TICAS Statement on Final Senate Report on For-Profit College Industry
The Institute for College Access & Success - July 30, 2012The report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s two-year investigation of the for-profit college industry makes the urgent need for reform abundantly clear. By...
New “Shopping Sheet” Helps Students and Families Understand True Cost of College by Standardizing Aid Offers
The Institute for College Access & Success - July 24, 2012Students and families will be able to easily understand and compare the real cost of different colleges, if schools across the country adopt the user-friendly Shopping Sheet released by the U.S....
New Federal Report Underscores Need for Private Student Loan Reforms
The Institute for College Access & Success - July 20, 2012The new report released by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Education sheds much-needed light on the private student loan market and the urgent need...
In Reversal, House Appropriations Bill Funds Pell Grants
The Institute for College Access & Success - July 18, 2012On July 18, 2012, the House Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee voted to fully fund Pell Grants in the upcoming year. This year’s House Appropriations Committee bill is a sharp reversal...
A Mixed Bag for Cal Grants in Final California Budget
The Institute for College Access & Success - June 28, 2012While it is unfortunate that any cuts were considered necessary, the 2012-13 California budget signed by Governor Jerry Brown avoids the most harmful Cal Grant proposals and creates incentives for...
Bipartisan Senate Agreement Preserves Low Student Loan Interest Rate
The Institute for College Access & Success - June 27, 2012The bipartisan Senate agreement on the student loan interest rate would help contain the cost of borrowing for more than seven million students in the coming school year. The agreement would keep...
Tough Cal Grant choices in budget plan position California as leader in college accountability
The Institute for College Access & Success - June 25, 2012The California Assembly and Senate are poised to vote on a budget plan (AB 1476) that prioritizes college affordability for low- and middle-income Californians by rejecting the most harmful...
Student Loan Borrowers to Benefit from Streamlined Enrollment in Income-Based Repayment (IBR)
The Institute for College Access & Success - June 6, 2012The steps announced by the White House on June 6, 2012, will make it much easier for millions of struggling federal student loan borrowers to keep their payments manageable by enrolling in the...
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