Mar 26, 2014 | Initiatives, Research and Policy
Florida College Access Network’s latest update to the Florida FAFSA Finish Line features new, easy-to-view charts of public high schools with the highest FAFSA completion rate, as well as schools demonstrating the greatest biweekly improvement. Now including FAFSA...
Mar 10, 2014 | News, Research and Policy
Citing research from the Florida College Access Network, President Obama visits Miami high school, describes plan to let schools know which students have not yet completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To announce an executive order intended...
Jan 17, 2014 | News, Research and Policy
by Troy Miller, Senior Researcher & Policy Analyst Thanks to a law passed in 2012, and a collaborative effort between several state agencies and the research group College Measures, a wealth of new data on the employment and earnings outcomes for graduates of...
Dec 18, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
Only 55% of state high school grads complete the form to qualify for federal grants, loans and work-study. New policy brief lays out recommendations for getting federal cash to deserving students. One of the most persistent barriers to college access takes less than...
Nov 25, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
When the U.S. Department of Education released the College Scorecard earlier this year, it was the first salvo in a years-long effort to reform the way that students and families search for colleges. As we wrote earlier on the blog, the goal was the development of a...
Oct 25, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
by Troy Miller, Senior Researcher & Policy Analyst Florida currently ranks 31st in the nation and last among the ten most populated states in terms of its population with bachelor’s degrees. To help Florida meet the increasing need for more workers with a college...
