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Colleges Sing for Their FAFSA Supper
The Education Department is dispensing money and advisers to help “underresourced” colleges navigate the new FAFSA. But which institutions will be eligible?
U.S. Forces For-Profit Chain to Dismiss CEO, CFO
The move is part of an “unprecedented” settlement agreement that will officially shutter Florida Career College and allow the parent company’s remaining colleges to access federal financial aid, but with stricter rules.
Free Community College Boosts Enrollment, Strains Massachusetts System
The enrollment surge is a welcome development for the Massachusetts community college system, but it has also created staffing shortages and stretched capacity.
Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash
The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed.
Using Financial Aid Data to Help Students Meet Basic Needs
A new report says using FAFSA data to identify students who qualify for public assistance programs will help pay for their basic needs and boost retention and completion rates.
Advocates Promote Equitable Prison Education Programs Post–Pell Restoration
Using feedback from incarcerated students is one way to work toward making prison education programs more racially inclusive, according to a new report from the Vera Institute of Justice.
House Committee Advances GOP Plan to Overhaul Higher Ed
In a lengthy hearing Wednesday, Democrats argued the Republicans’ College Cost Reduction Act wouldn’t actually lower costs.
Another ‘Devastating’ FAFSA Delay
Colleges will not receive applicants’ federal aid information until March. They may be forced to push back commitment deadlines, and the delay could discourage low-income students from enrolling.