Sep 11, 2013 | Initiatives, News, Research and Policy
Find out how your high school compares. New mapping tool reveals how Florida high schools fare at completing the FAFSA More than half of Florida high school seniors fail to apply for free federal grants for college. Why? They never filled out the Free Application for...
Aug 29, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
At the end of each summer, the Washington Monthly releases annual rankings of universities and community colleges. Their rankings are focused on higher education institutions that provide value, serve the public good and transform the lives of poor families and...
Aug 14, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
Our capacity to raise the level of degree completion in the future will depend on our state and institutional leaders’ ability to guide an increasingly diverse student population through the educational pipeline, says a report released this month from the Southern...
Aug 8, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network For Florida students and parents anticipating the start of a new academic year, facing the tuition bill has been the source of unwelcome surprises for many in recent years. While it’s...
Jun 19, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
Revamped education standards aim to better prepare students for college and careers, new policy brief outlines what else is needed to support Common Core efforts Two years ago, Florida joined several other states in adopting the newly developed Common Core State...
May 3, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Florida College Access Network Postsecondary institutions have felt the pressure from students, parents and others to provide better information on the overall value of their degrees, and while more and more...
