Article | July 13, 2025
“Many students are dependent on Pell Grants to make education and training after high school affordable,” said Rich Nickel, president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona. “As Arizona continues to increase investments in state-based financial aid programs, it’s critical that Arizona’s students can count on a robust federal Pell Grant …
Article | July 10, 2025
“As cost is the No.1 barrier in (getting to college) as told to us by students, we feel pretty good about where Pell grants landed,” Rich Nickel, CEO of Education Forward Arizona said. The nonprofit includes a focus on the Achieve60AZ college attainment goal, which aims to get 60% of working Arizonans a college …
Article | July 10, 2025
Education Forward Arizona, which advocates for education improvements throughout the state, called for the immediate release of all allocated federal funds. It said the funds are not luxuries, but rather essential investments in the future of Arizona’s students. Without them, the organization stated, schools could face hardships that would put …
