Jan 25, 2022 | Florida FAFSA Challenge, Research and Policy
DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF Every year, Florida’s high school graduating class misses out on over $300 million in Pell Grants because they do not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The majority of Florida college students use a combination of...
Jan 18, 2022 | News, Research and Policy
DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF If Florida were a country, it would have the 15th largest economy in the world. Florida’s economy is strong, and it has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than the U.S. economy and the economies of many other countries. An increasingly...
Jan 11, 2022 | News, Research and Policy
READ THE FULL REPORT The 2022 Florida Legislative Session is scheduled to begin on January 11 – an early start due to it being an election year, with redistricting taking a front seat for both chambers. After last session’s sweeping overhaul of Florida’s previous...
Dec 15, 2021 | News, Research and Policy
DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF Each year, nearly 100,000 students participate in dual enrollment (DE), which consists of taking postsecondary courses while still in high school and can allow students to earn credit that counts both towards high school graduation requirements and...
Oct 13, 2021 | News, Research and Policy
DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF Today’s young adults are much less likely to have had a paid summer job or been employed in the last year, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these trends. Many employers find that recent high school and college graduates lack “soft skills” or...
Oct 8, 2021 | Events, Research and Policy
Guest presenters: Vanessa Coca, Ph.D., Director of Research, The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice Kallie Clark, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice FCAN host: Kimberly Lent, Assistant Director of...
