Pell Grants play a crucial role each year in helping millions of low-income students pursue and achieve their postsecondary ambitions. That’s why the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) has re-launched its annual campaign to help tell the stories behind those...
Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network Earlier this year, NCAN observed that “summer is the time for K-12 and higher ed to be friends.” As it turns out, fall is a pretty good time for that, too! Our sense from talking with districts and schools across the...
Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network October 1 once again loomed large on the calendar of every college access and success professional in the United States. No, it’s not because it’s almost time to break out the Halloween decorations; it’s the date when...
Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network The once-enticing prospect of a more normal, calmer start to the school year has evaporated in most parts of the country thanks to COVID-19’s Delta variant, but schools have nevertheless re-opened their virtual and/or...
Bill DeBaun, National College Attainment Network With the start of the new school year, neither the upcoming FAFSA cycle (which opens October 1) nor the ongoing one (which funds students for the 2021-22 academic year) are probably front of mind for many districts and...
