Between lightning-fast completion times and innovative state policy, FAFSA completion rates are up 12% over the Class of 2023, according to the National College Attainment Network. 

Recent economic headwinds and policy changes have led to proposed or enacted cuts to public university and college funding across at least 15 states this year.

High school graduates now have more alternatives to develop skills for the workforce as online options evolve.

Districts aiming to expand student outcomes beyond a degree can now steer students toward high-demand, flexible microcredential opportunities offered at the community college level.

The School District of Philadelphia and two major universities are reshaping how research gets done. They are moving "at the pace of K12 policy," not "the pace of the Ivy League."

Only low-poverty high schools produced graduating classes in which more than half of students earned a postsecondary degree within six years, says research..

Testing revealed that the chatbots failed to provide adequate guidance or crisis resources when a user disclosed self-harm.

While FAFSA filing rates are rising, many graduating students are attending college without tapping into the full array of financial aid resources available to them.