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Arizona College Access Network ( AzCAN ) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

AzCAN Member Briefing April 15, 2011. Arizona College Access Network ( AzCAN ) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education. AzCAN Representation.

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Arizona College Access Network ( AzCAN ) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

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  1. AzCAN Member Briefing April 15, 2011 Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

  2. AzCAN Representation Attending: Irene Timms (La Paloma), Jason Moore (JAG), Debra Raeder-Gay (Governor’s Office), Vicki Mullens (MEC), Kathaerine Johnson (College Goal Sunday/ACPE), April Osborn (AzCAN/ACPE) Connections: Dinner hosted by NCAN with Texas, New Mexico, and California Leaders Participation: Debra on Policy Makers Panel Irene, Debra, Vicki, And April – Round Table Leaders Federal Update: NCAN Executive Director, Kim Cook (follows with handouts) Student Aid Outlook: Brian Prescott, WICHE (follows) KnowHow2Go: Kathaerine

  3. National Access and Success Policy Overview • Kim Cook, Executive Director • National College Access Network

  4. Leadership Transitions Power shift in U.S. House of Representatives New chair of Committee on Education and the Workforce New chair of Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce

  5. Key Issues Pell Grants For-profit education Focus on completion Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA/NCLB) reauthorization

  6. FAFSA Pilot project to share FAFSA completion data with school districts IRS data retrieval

  7. Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Budget agreement reached, pending passage Pell maximum $5,550 maintained Cuts to other related programs including GEAR UP and TRIO

  8. President’s FY12 Proposal Continues College Access Challenge Grants First in the World College Completion Grants Pell Grant Protection Act

  9. Republican FY12 Budget More cuts proposed Pell Grant to $4,731 (reduction of $769) Suggests possible repeal of SAFRA components including College Access Challenge Grants and Income Based Repayment Plans Advocacy needed

  10. National Funding Outlook for Student Aid • Brian T. Prescott • National College Access Network Western Regional Meeting • Albuquerque, NM, April 6, 2011

  11. Differences in College Attainment (Associate & Higher) Between Younger & Older Adults - U.S., 2008 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) (via NCHEMS)

  12. Differences in College Attainment (Associate & Higher) Between Younger & Older Adults—U.S. & OECD Countries, 2008 Source: Organisationfor Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010 (via NCHEMS)

  13. Governors’ FY12 Budget Proposals vs. FY08 Budgets Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 2011.

  14. Pell Recipients and Expenditures, 1976-77 to 2009-10 SOURCE: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2010, Figure 13A.

  15. Pell Grant Advocacy NEEDED See Sample Letters and Handouts Go to http://az.gov/app/govinfo/to find your Representative

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