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2024 Florida Legislative Session Preview

Jan 9, 2024 | News, Research and Policy

More career and technical education (CTE) expansion, computer science education, financial aid, and additional legislation impacting Florida’s students READ THE FULL PREVIEW Florida’s 2024 Legislative Session is scheduled to start on Tuesday, January 9. After...

The Florida FAFSA Challenge starts today after a much-awaited FAFSA release

Jan 3, 2024 | Florida FAFSA Challenge, News

The Florida FAFSA Challenge starts today after a much-awaited FAFSA release Florida is set to receive over 800 million dollars more for students in need Florida College Access Network (FCAN) is pleased to announce the kickoff of the Florida FAFSA Challenge for the...

Early indications suggest Florida’s overall educational attainment rate is improving

Dec 19, 2023 | News, Research and Policy

Florida leaders in 2019 wisely set an ambitious but achievable goal for educational attainment. The Strengthening Alignment between Industry and Learning (SAIL) to 60 Initiative seeks to increase to 60 percent the percentage of working-age adults in this state with a...

Florida Senate Focusing on CTE Pathways to Degrees

Dec 19, 2023 | News

Career Statewide Articulation Agreements Report Legislators are looking to increase student enrollment rates to a 2nd program One of Governor DeSantis’ first actions when he assumed his position was signing House Bill 7071 (2019) creating what is known as the SAIL to...

Transfer students face challenges with ambition and resilience

Nov 28, 2023 | News

Their stories show the need for increased support In higher education, transfer students navigate unconventional paths, weaving ambition, challenges, and resilience into their journeys. During a student panel at the 2023 Florida Summit on Accelerating Transfer...

2024-25 FAFSA To Launch by December 31, But Challenges Remain

Nov 15, 2023 | News

By Kim Cook, NCAN CEO Reading time: Four minutes The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will launch by December 31, 2023, according to an electronic announcement posted today by the US Department of Education (ED). Since 2016, the FAFSA has...

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