On October 19-20, Tiffany Ferrette, Christine Johnson-Staub, Alyssa Fortner, Alycia Hardy, and Molly Bashay will present at the Building Strong Foundations for Families Economic Security Convening.
Earlier this month, state and local education leaders and advocates gathered at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to discuss strategies for “dual enrollment for adult learners”—an approach we refer to as “DEAL”. These programs, designed using the career pathway model, can provide adults who…
CLASP staff and a representative from the Mississippi Community College Board met with U.S. Department of Education (ED) staff to discuss opportunities for ED to increase its engagement with the field about ATB.
To help postsecondary institutions implement the December 2015 changes to the amount and qualifying program requirements for the Ability to Benefit (ATB) provision, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released updated guidance.
This FAQ explains how rescinding the "Ability to Benefit" option in federal student aid has reduced access to, and completion of, postsecondary education.
Students without a high school diploma or GED long have had the opportunity to show they have the “ability to benefit” from federal student aid by passing a federally approved test for which the federal government sets pass scores and defines testing procedures. More recently,…