Press Releases

Plan to Nationalize Education Loans Disadvantages Alaska's Families

President Barack Obama's 2010 budget outline calls for the elimination of the Federal Family Education Loan Program, proposing instead that students get their federal loans from the Department of Education's Federal Direct Loan Program. Read Article

Making Alaska More Competitive By Preparing Citizens for College and Career

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education has released a report entitled Making Alaska More Competitive by Preparing Citizens for College and Career. The report contains Alaska's recent high school dropout rates related to ninth graders, as well as the percentage who successfully complete a collegiate program of study within 150 percent of the regular time to complete. Read More Report

College Goal Sunday

Alaska's 5th annual College Goal Sunday (CGS) event is scheduled for February 8, 2009. CGS is a national program designed to help students and their families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Read More