Jun 12, 2014 | Initiatives, Research and Policy
By now, many Florida high school seniors have had a chance to review financial aid offers from colleges, based on their completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which qualifies them for federal grants, loans and work-study jobs and some state aid...
Apr 25, 2014 | News, Research and Policy
How successful is Florida at graduating Latino college students? On a national level, the state performs admirably. Of Florida’s Latino adults, 29% had completed an associate’s degree or higher, a good nine percentage points above the national average for Latino...
Apr 8, 2014 | News, Research and Policy
The popular student aid program is set to award the smallest number of scholarships to high school graduates in its 17-year history. What happened to Florida’s flagship financial aid program? Find out in this new policy brief by the Florida College Access Network...
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...