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Collaboration & Partnerships
Thursday, December 11, 2025 Personalizing Data to Ensure College Attainment Leads to Career Fulfillment » By Dr. Rudy Ruiz, Director, READY Institute, The Universities at Shady Grove Reading time: Two minutes What is...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part IV: Achieve Atlanta & HBCU Partnerships » Reading time: Seven minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Attainme...
Friday, May 9, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part III: NCCPC & State/Regional Collaboration » Reading time: Five minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Attainme...
Thursday, April 17, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part II: College Beyond » Reading time: Five minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Atta...
Friday, April 11, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part I: Onward We Learn » Reading time: Six minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Attainmen...
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College Access & Success
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 What Can We Learn from Highline Public Schools Reimagining Its High School and Beyond Plan? » By Janet Blanford, Director of College and Career Readiness; and Sativah Jones, Assistant Director of College...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Lessons from Florida on Adopting Statewide College and Career Platforms » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes Many school distric...
Monday, February 2, 2026 New Research Shows GEAR UP Program Led To 48% Increase In College Completion » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes A growing body of c...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Brevard’s Universal CCR Survey Listens to Every Student, Grades 9–12 » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes Delivering high-qu...
Saturday, January 10, 2026 Redesigning High School to Prepare Students for the Future » By Ivan Duran, Superintendent, and Tove Tupper, Chief Communications Officer, Highline Public Schools (Washginton) Readi...
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Data, Research, & Evaluation
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 NCAN Member Survey Asks How, When, and Why for AI » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes Artificial intelligence...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 New Data Shows High School Leaders Can Do More to Achieve College and Career Readiness Goals » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Seven minutes I’m not on a limb here...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10 Projects Funded to Expand Postsecondary Outcomes Data Usage » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives at NCAN; and Angela Jubinville, Stakeholder Engagement Spe...
Thursday, January 8, 2026 Reduce Summer Melt with Evidence-Based Approaches » By Lindsay Page, Aizat Nurshatayeva, Ellen Bryer, and Christina Claiborne of The Annenberg...
Thursday, November 20, 2025 Undergrad Enrollment Ticks Up 2.4% in Fall 2025 » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Two minutes College enrollm...
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Diversity & Inclusion
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Breaking Through Barriers: LGBTQ+ Students and the FAFSA Process » Reading Time: Three minutes For many LGBTQ+ students, the path to college is filled with challenges far beyond essa...
Monday, March 24, 2025 Women’s History Month: Passion, Joy, and Drive » Reading time: 10 minutes March commemorates Women’s History Month , which recognizes the strides women have made...
Friday, March 14, 2025 Despite Progress, Women in Higher Ed Still Face Barriers » Reading time: Four minutes Despite progress in gender equity, women in higher education still face significant str...
Thursday, March 13, 2025 Scholarships for Female Students: Expanding Access to Higher Education » Reading time: Two minutes March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the strides women have made in educa...
Friday, February 21, 2025 Scholarships Supporting Black Students from Low-Income Backgrounds » Reading time: Three minutes Higher education is a powerful tool for economic and social mobility, yet financial ba...
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Federal Policy & Advocacy
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 NCAN Survey: To Serve Students Well, Advisors Need Better Workforce Training Data » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy; and Zenia Henderson, Chief Program Officer Reading time: Fiv...
Monday, March 16, 2026 Congress Wisely Expanded Pell Grants, Now Funding Must Keep Up » By Elizabeth Morgan, Chief External Relations Officer Reading time: Three minutes The Pell Grant program...
Monday, March 16, 2026 Three Federal Student Aid Bills Slated for Markup » By NCAN's Policy Team Reading time: Two minutes On Tuesday, March 17, the US Committee on Education and the Wo...
Sunday, March 15, 2026 ED Releases Proposed Rules for Workforce Pell – Weigh in By April 8! » Reading time: Two minutes On Monday, March 9, the US Department of Education (ED) published a Notice of Proposed...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 FAFSA User Experience Improvements » By MorraLee Keller, Senior Consultant, and Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Four minu...
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Financial Aid
Thursday, February 19, 2026 Help Shape the 2027-28 FAFSA! » Reading time: Two minutes First, please allow the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) to congratulate all o...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 FAFSA Simplification Yielded 1.7 Million Additional Pell-Eligible Students » By Eddy Conroy, Senior Director, Communications Reading time: Three minutes Making it easier to apply for fina...
Thursday, January 8, 2026 Nation Stays On-Track for Record High FAFSA Completion in 2026 » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes About 33%...
Monday, January 5, 2026 Pennsylvania Becomes 14th State to Pass Universal FAFSA Policy » By Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes --- In Novemb...
Thursday, December 11, 2025 Students Doing FAFSA Will Receive Warning if One of Their Schools has Low Earnings Outcomes » Reading time: Two minutes This week, the US Department of Education (ED) announced an update to the informa...
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Member News
Friday, February 27, 2026 Member of the Month - March 2026: Bijal Parikh » Reading time: Five minutes Congratulations to our March 2026 Member of the Month (MeMo) Bijal Parikh ! National Col...
Thursday, January 29, 2026 Member of the Month - February 2026: Chandra Scott » Reading time: Four minutes Congratulations to our February Member of the Month (MeMo) Chandra Scott ! National C...
Thursday, December 18, 2025 Member of the Month - January 2026: Kendra Strange » Reading time: Seven minutes Congratulations to our January 2026 Member of the Month (MeMo) Kendra Strange ! Nation...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Member of the Month - December 2025: Jose Jimenez » Reading time: Four minutes Congratulations to our December 2025 Member of the Month (MeMo) Jose Jimenez...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Member of the Month - November 2025: Laura Owen » Reading time: Three minutes Congratulations to our November 2025 Member of the Month (MeMo) Laura Owen ! Nationa...
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