Affordability
Make postsecondary education affordable for low- and middle-income families
Make postsecondary education more affordable, especially for more low- and middle-income families.
Provide state aid to cover the gap between the Pell award and the cost of public tuition and fees.
Allocate state aid for part-time
students and for summer semester courses.
Review state policy to allow additional funding or incentives to universities that cover more unmet need for low-income students.
Incentivize colleges to use more open educational resources or low-cost texts.
Encourage federal officials to improve Pell Grants to better support the lowest-income students by:
- Developing a formula to better meet the needs of students with the greatest need
- Increasing awards to cover a larger portion of the cost of attendance
- Increasing the yearly maximum Pell Grant award on an annual basis to an amount that will cover at least 50% of the cost of an average four-year public education — and thus fully cover the costs of a two-year public education.
- Providing federal aid for part-time low-income students
Encourage federal officials to simplify the FAFSA process for families by to the federal tax filing process.
Support students to complete their degree or credential of value at a faster rate.
Adjust financial aid formulas to incentivize completing a degree faster, or give incentive funding to colleges that help students complete faster.