A calculation error on federal student aid forms is causing additional delays
PBS NEWS HOUR — Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications.
Read More about A calculation error on federal student aid forms is causing additional delaysCollege applicants consider the discussion of race in college essays following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
STAR TRIBUNE — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought admissions offices wanted to hear. About being the daughter of immigrants from Ghana and growing up in a small apartment in Chicago. About hardship and struggle.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — New York is poised to make it easier for its private nonprofit colleges to merge with institutions in other states.
Read More about New York State aims to make college mergers easierCollege professors challenge Florida law restricting research exchanges from seven countries
AP NEWS — Two graduate students from China whose studies were put on hold, and a professor who says he is unable to recruit research assistants, sued Florida education officials on Monday, trying to stop enforcement of a new state law which limits research exchanges between state universities and academics from seven prohibited countries.
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WBUR — Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat, joins us to discuss the new digital SAT. The new version of the college admissions test is shorter and adaptive, meaning students who score relatively low on the first half of the test will get easier questions in the second half.
Read More about Podcast: New digital SAT is shorter and more adaptive for studentsFederal government to forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers
MICROSOFT START — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have $5.8 billion in federal student loan debt forgiven by his administration.
Read More about Federal government to forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workersUS Education Department begins to send student aid forms to colleges following delay
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Education began sending batches of student aid information to colleges last week, following through on the delayed and highly disruptive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) timeline it laid out in late January.
Read More about US Education Department begins to send student aid forms to colleges following delayProposed White House budget aims to increase Pell Grants
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden wants $2.1 billion next fiscal year to increase the Pell Grant and cover a funding gap in the $29 billion program that could lead to eligibility cuts if not addressed.
Read More about Proposed White House budget aims to increase Pell GrantsEducation Department begins to send financial data to colleges after months of FAFSA delays
STAR TRIBUNE — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students, the Biden administration said Monday.
Read More about Education Department begins to send financial data to colleges after months of FAFSA delaysVirginia governor Glenn Youngkin signs bill banning legacy preferences at Virginia’s public universities
NPR — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a new bill into law on Friday that will end the use of legacy admissions at the state’s public colleges and universities.
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