by Kristina Scott | Aug 22, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success, data, datasheet, poverty
by Felicia Stewart I have a glass-half-full perspective on things, so I was encouraged to see that Alabama had climbed up from the fourth to the sixth poorest state in the nation on the latest Alabama Poverty Data Sheet. While we should appreciate that tiny step, we...
by Kristina Scott | Jul 27, 2017 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 24, 2017) – More Alabama students and families accessed financial aid to pay for college, ranking Alabama ninth nationally for its increase in Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications over the past year. According to the...
by Ashleigh Staples | Jun 19, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success, data, Engaged Learning, Higher Education Alliance, Uncategorized
At the second annual Cash for College Alabama celebration at Trenholm State Community College on June 8, educators from around the state gathered to celebrate creating a college-going culture in Alabama. Willietta Ellis Connor, education specialist at the Alabama...
by Ashleigh Staples | Apr 4, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success
The FAFSA’s (Free Application for Federal Students Aid) IRS Data Retrieval Tool is down until October 2017 according to The U.S. Department of Education. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool allows for a direct, electronic transfer of processed tax information from the IRS...
by Ashleigh Staples | Mar 3, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success
This year, Cash for College Birmingham introduced a student leadership component to the FAFSA completion efforts. Thanks to a grant award from State Farm Youth Advisory Board, Cash for College Birmingham now utilizes ten student ambassadors within each of the seven...
by Ashleigh Staples | Feb 28, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success
Each year, students in the United States miss out on more than $2 billion dollars of free money for college. To receive this money, all that students need to do is complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). FAFSA is what colleges use to...
