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As a growing number of states adopt policies covering tuition, costs for housing, food and transportation continue to strain students’ budgets. And while students can use financial aid to cover living costs, most don’t receive enough funding to do so. For example, about 80 percent of students at public four-year colleges have an unmet need of $14,400 after receiving grant aid. The national education debate should include how to address this gap, such as additional investments in the Pell Grant program and helping students receive the aid for which they already qualify.  … [Read more...] about We need to expand the college affordability conversation

“Test scores provide a common, standardized metric that allows colleges to evaluate students who attend different high schools, live in different states, complete difference courses with different teachers, and receive different grades on a level playing field,” he said. “No other factor used in admission decisions can do that.” … [Read more...] about Half Of The Top 100 Colleges No Longer Require ACT Or SAT Scores

The Arizona Chamber Foundation and Rounds Consulting Group found that a free college model would cost Arizona an additional $2.6 billion that would be covered by taxes Over 90 percent of students enrolled at an Arizona university received some sort of financial aid Sales taxes or income taxes for individuals and corporations would need to increase by 50 percent to subsidize a free college program A free college model would cost Arizona an additional $2.6 billion that would need to be covered by an “extreme” increases in taxes, according to a study released on Sept. 19. … [Read more...] about Study: Free College Model Would Cost Arizonans $2.6 Billion

“It’s not so much the number of cases that’s the greatest concern,” O’Rourke said. “It’s how quickly we’ve escalated in terms of those number of cases… that leads us to the point at the moment where we need to partner with the county to create a greater set of expectations.” … [Read more...] about COVID-19 outbreaks tied to Colorado colleges more than double as campuses ramp up efforts to stop virus

“I am committed to fostering and enhancing 'excellence, balance, social responsibility, and creativity', not only in the students but in the community as a whole," Miller said on the ASUA elections site. "My platform entails promoting professional development among existing and prospective students. I aim to integrate the college’s interdisciplinary approach, while also expanding in order to create programs and workshops that give students the basic tools, they need to create a resume, interview, network, and communicate effectively. By creating these types of programs and workshops, my hope is that students will be able to feel confident as they move forward into the real world. Though already a very encouraging and supportive environment, I hope to bring this collection of faculty and students even closer together; I want to ultimately expand on current relationships, while also facilitating new ones.”  … [Read more...] about Get to know the ASUA election candidates