The promise of FAFSA simplification is here! National College Attainment Network's (NCAN) Mia Hines speaks with Executive Director, FAFSA Program, Neeta Sonalkar, and Director of Advising at Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, Teresa Steinkamp, about all things FAFSA. The form now takes an average of 12-15 minutes to complete and FAFSA completion is one of the key levers to open doors for students' postsecondary education.

Open Beta for the 2027-28 FAFSA is live from the date this episode was published through the official launch of the form. All students can complete the FAFSA at this link.

As discussed in the episode: Student Support Needs Outpace College Capcity

For more education about the FAFSA and financial aid from NCAN, click here.

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, including the field of college access. National College Attainment Network's Bill DeBaun talks to Maurice McCaulley, Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation, and Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute, about the intersection of AI and college advising and how we can support the responsible, effective use of this technology.

Links for further reading:

Prosocial Possibilities - Christensen Institute

The next chapter of our U.S. education work: Helping millions more learners succeed - Gates Foundation

Hybrid Advising Co-Op

Tune into a conversation with the National College Attainment Network's Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Eddy Conroy, Mia Hines, and Louisa Woodhouse. This back to school episode highlights key messages from a policy, programming, and systems change perspective at NCAN: what's promising and what's concerning for the field of college attainment as we go into the new school year.