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Communities across Florida bring student voices to Tallahassee
Aug 15, 2023 | LCAN, Research and Data
Advocacy Spotlights: ASPIRE, Graduate Miami-Dade, and Achieve Palm Beach ASPIRE Formed in 2018, ASPIRE is the local college access network (LCAN) servicing Leon, Gadsden, and Wakulla counties. ASPIRE works to ensure that all of their students are college and career...
Register for “Universal FAFSA Policy – Examples of Advocacy, Adoption & Implementation”
Aug 11, 2023 | Events
Guest Presenters: Barrye Bailey, Education Program Consultant, Office of Career and College Readiness, Louisiana Department of Education Ebony Holmes, Director of Public Information & Advising, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Chandra Scott,...
Apply Now: FCAN Advocacy Fellowship 2023-24 Call for Student Fellows
Jul 27, 2023 | Events
FCAN is excited to announce we are launching our third Advocacy Fellowship! As an organization, we are committed to increasing collaborative policy and advocacy work throughout Florida. Our approach is to ensure student voices are emphasized as FCAN works to advocate...
Key takeaways from the 2023 Community of Practice Focused on Black Student Success
Guest Presenters: Morgan Evers, ASPIRE (Leon, Wakulla and Gadsden counties) Colleen Lockwood, Bridge2Life (Broward County) Chuck Tiernan, LEAP Tampa Bay Tessa LeSage, FutureMakers (Southwest Florida) FCAN Host: Kimberly Krupa, FCAN Network Consultant The Florida...
Key takeaways from “2023 Legislative Session Recap: New Postsecondary Education Policies”
Jun 6, 2023 | Events
Guest Presenters: Rep. Kristen Arrington, (District 46 - Kissimmee) Rep. Lindsay Cross, (District 60 - St. Petersburg) FCAN Host: Deborah Martin, Policy Analyst Florida lawmakers passed 356 bills and a record-breaking $117 billion budget during the 2023 legislative...
2023 Florida Legislative Session Recap: A historic budget, new funding programs for teachers, and career and technical education (CTE) expansion
Jun 1, 2023 | News, Research and Data
The 2023 regular legislative session adjourned sine die early on Friday, May 5. Lawmakers voted on a record-breaking $117 billion budget, supporting a variety of new and continued initiatives. Increased per-pupil funding, $2.7 billion in tax cuts, and the creation of...
Register Today for “2023 Legislative Session Recap Webinar: New Postsecondary Education Policies”
May 23, 2023 | Events
Guest Presenters: Rep. Kristen Arrington, (District 46 - Kissimmee) Rep. Lindsay Cross, (District 60 - St. Petersburg) FCAN Host: Deborah Martin, Policy Analyst The 2023 Florida Legislative Session adjourned sine die on Friday, May 5th after passing 356 bills and...
Save-the-Date for June 12 FCAN Virtual Lunch & Learn: “Community of Practice: Building Florida’s Talent Pipeline by Driving Black Student Success on a System-Wide Level”
Guest Presenters: Colleen Lockwood, Bridge2Life (Broward County)Tessa LeSage, FutureMakers (Southwest Florida)Chuck Tiernan, LEAP Tampa Bay Morgan Evers, ASPIRE (Leon, Wakulla and Gadsden counties) FCAN Host: Kimberly Krupa, FCAN Network Consultant Please join us for...
Announcing the 2023 FAFSA Challenge winners!
Apr 18, 2023 | Florida FAFSA Challenge, News
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Florida FAFSA Challenge, a statewide campaign to increase the proportion of high school seniors completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). As of March 31, 33.5% of Florida public high school...
2023 Florida Legislative Session Update: Teacher incentive programs, enhanced articulation, career planning for students, and CTE expansion on the agenda
Apr 14, 2023 | News, Research and Data
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