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Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash

Inside Higher Ed

Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash Liam Knox Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed. Byline(s) Liam Knox Katherine Knott

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In Defense of Reciprocity – A Joint Letter to the Department of Education & Call to Action

WCET Frontiers

On May 1, leading higher education organizations jointly submitted a letter to the Department of Education (the Department) detailing concerns about recently raised proposals regarding state authorization reciprocity agreements. Those in Congress could ask questions of the Department of Education.

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Department of Education Fails (Again) to Modify Enrollment Projections

Higher Education Inquirer

The US Department of Education continues to forecast higher education enrollment gains for 2023 to 2031 despite mounting evidence that it will decrease significantly. Faith in higher education is waning-and for good reason. But we cannot expect these ameliorating factors to continue propping up higher ed enrollment.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Updates for New FAFSA Implementation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. ED plans to work with colleges and vendors to put the update into effect in the coming days. 30, more than 4.7

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Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay

Higher Ed Dive

Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March. The moves come after the U.S.

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Major Changes to Distance Ed: Department of Education Rulemaking Final Session Update

WCET Frontiers

Analysis : The Department expressed concern that in the event of a closure, an institution that is not subject to state oversight because of an exemption would leave a student without protection. This proposed language was a concession by the Department offered late in the rulemaking negotiations. Be prepared.