Legislative Update archive

May 2009

• Feature: State acts to boost aid for college students
• Update: Students and supporters made a difference
• Update: Panel seeks examples of burdensome regulations
• Student voice: Tina VanSteenbergen

March 2009

• Feature: New federal funding holds promise and risks
• Worth considering: Obama raises the bar
• Update: Agenda endorsements begin
• Update: Face-to-face advocacy and Facebook
• Student voice: Mary Gleich

January 2009

• Feature: Pawlenty budget preserves need-based aid funding from cuts
• Worth thinking about: Economic outlook calls for education investment
• National: Quick federal action may help address college affordability
• Update: Find us on Facebook
• Student voices: Nicole and Marcie Flygare, Bethany Lutheran College

December 2008

• Feature: Recession makes this the right time for a College Opportunity Agenda
• Worth thinking about: Think tank thinks big, pushes for more need-based aid
• New idea: The end of FAFSA?
• National news: Obama agenda and Pell Grant possibilities
• Student voice: LaCresia King