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Repeated text message, email and mail reminders from a state's college system and the Common Application did not prompt more students to go to college or apply for FAFSA, a study finds.

Amid reviews of institutional policies, some question whether anything meaningful has happened.

Changes in state and institutional support for students.

Organization will have seven regional sites.

University of North Carolina system, among others, has recognized the degree-attainment gap between rural and urban areas of the country, and officials are determining ways to connect with students in the far corners of their state.

State lawmakers scrutinize steps to address a legal loophole used by some affluent Illinois families to improperly gain access to aid. But financial aid groups warn against overreaction that would hurt low-income students.