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The article reports on the revised form of the U.S. Education Department's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that caused technical troubles and delays in processing information and receiving of aid packages. It cites hurdles encountered by students during application including premature submission and the form's language. It discusses the potential effects of the FAFSA glitches on students of low-income families or racial minority groups.

The article discusses the delayed release of the FAFSA for the 2025-26 school year by two months due to issues from last year's rollout, the steps the Education Department is taking to ensure a smoother process, and the impact this delay might have on students and colleges.

The article focuses on the delayed rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for a second consecutive year due to ongoing issues with the redesigned application, including the bipartisan criticism over the repeated delays and their impact on students and colleges.

The article reports on the discovery by officials of the U.S. Department of Education that 70,000 emails of students were not processed when there were a few days to process a batch of federal financial aid applications. It notes that the problem affected the new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It mentions that the Department of Education promised to meet a self-imposed deadline to process the emails.

The article focuses on the Education Department's pause in processing student loan forgiveness applications for public service borrowers, which began in May and is expected to end in July, as the department updates its systems and fixes problems plaguing its forgiveness program.

The article focuses on the aftermath of protests at Columbia University, where city officials have accused outside actors of fueling clashes, despite many participants denying any role in inciting violence. Topics include the police response to the protests, the involvement of individuals with no affiliation to the university, and the perspectives of both city officials and protesters on the role of external actors in the demonstrations.

The article focuses on the Education Department's efforts to address issues and encourage more students to apply for federal financial aid after a significant drop in applications this year due to glitches and delays with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form rollout.

The article discusses Louisiana's decision to drop the mandate for high school seniors to complete the FAFSA due to privacy concerns, despite its past success in boosting FAFSA completions and narrowing income-based filing gaps.

The article highlights the resignation of Richard Cordray, the top student aid official, amid criticism over the mishandled rollout of a new financial aid form, causing chaos in the college admissions process and raising concerns about its impact on vulnerable students.

The article reveals that despite skyrocketing college "sticker prices," few students actually pay them in full due to financial aid, challenging the common perception of college affordability.

The article focuses on the operational glitches and delays in the U.S. Department of Education's "Better FAFSA" rollout, which is causing problems for over 17 million students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The article focuses on the University of California and California State University systems, along with other schools, granting extensions on their intent to register deadlines due to delays in receiving federal financial aid data, resulting in a financial-aid free-for-all amid changes.

The article focuses on the delay in transmitting Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data to schools until March, impacting colleges' ability to offer accurate financial aid estimates to students.

The article highlights a transformative shift within U.S. prisons, now offering Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals, emphasizing the vital role of college education to reduce crime, advocating for rigorous, in-person programs with bipartisan support.

The article focuses on Claudia Goldin, who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her contributions to understanding women's labor market outcomes and her work on inequality, emphasizing her significant impact on women's labor force participation and societal transformation regarding women's work, especially the role of the birth control pill in this process, while highlighting the potential challenges to women's advancements in the current political environment.

The article reports on the move by hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities including Arizona State University and Pomona College to agree to promote transparency, clarity and understanding regarding the financial aids they offer to students.

The article focuses on changes to the college financial aid form (FAFSA) for the 2024-25 school year, aimed at simplifying the process of applying for college aid and expanding eligibility for federal aid, but also eliminating a "sibling discount."

Essays related to higher education in U.S. are presented. Topics include preparation of university faculties to teach diverse students in a minority-serving institutions, financial aids to lessen the obstacles faced by college students from low-income families, and eradication of gender violence along with racism and sexism to prevent campus sexual assault.

The article reports on efforts by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to address issues with the student loan system. Topics covered include data showing the nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars in student loan debt has been wiped away since Biden took office, and a plan by the Education Department to make regulatory changes to programs aimed at helping public servants and those on income-driven repayment plans.

The article focuses on the challenges facing college students with financial aid from universities in the U.S. It relates the experience of college student Ashley Hurst who forfeited her scholarship at the North Carolina Central University after her freshman year due to the rising cost of her student debt. The result of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study which shows how the students' financial is also discussed. aid changes

The article focuses on the uncertain future of the U.S. non-profit job training program after it moved entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Topics covered include the challenges posed by moving online the technical and professional training designed for disadvantaged Americans, the high attrition rates associated with online training, and the impact of the pandemic on students.

The article examines the problems that middle class families in the U.S. face caused by the use of colleges of expected family contribution (EFC) to determine a student's financial need. Topics covered include how the EFC can be misleading and unable to accurately reflect a student and their family's ability to pay for college, and the tendency of students to pay more that what the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) estimates amidst the rise in college prices.

Reports that the administration of United States President George W. Bush is seeking to reduce guaranteed aid to banks and to end a popular loan program in an effort to help poor students receive larger college grants.

Focuses on the scholarship for gay students who are rejected by their families offered by the nonprofit Point Foundation. Background of the foundation's establishment by its founder, Bruce Lindstrom; Amount of money offered to qualified candidates; Case example of scholarship recipient Ryan Kim.

Reports that college tuition is expected to increase again in 2005 despite a recovering economy. Estimated increases in private and public colleges; Experts' contention that students may not be worse off once financial aid is factored in.

The article discusses financial tasks that parents need to teach their teenagers who are entering college, enlisting in the military, or planning to work in the U.S. Topics covered include the Internal Revenue Service's W-4 form, federal student aid application, and the federal Family Educational Rights Privacy Act.

The author discusses the issue of college admissions and the ability to pay full tuition as well as room and board. He mentions how admitting full-paying students can improve the colleges' ability to accept students who need financial aid, comments from Elizabeth Myers Houston, associate director of admissions at Oberlin College, on financial aid and admissions, and provides advice on evaluating colleges on their use of need-aware policies.

The article discusses student loans, noting that sorting out financial aid options is a complicated process and that not all lenders have the applicant's best interests at heart. Those seeking student loans are advised to exhaust all government options before turning to private lenders, and to consider what their expected salaries will be in comparison to their student loan payments. INSET: At Debt's Door.

The article presents information on the student loan scandal in the U.S. and some of the factors to be considered before borrowing. It is stated that the recent disclosure related to kickbacks and consulting fees paid to financial officers have shaken the trust of the public. Senator Edward Moore Kennedy's report exposed the financial aid directors at the University of Texas in Austin. The author advises against taking a private loan before exhausting the governments loan option.

The article discusses that Vitoria Mario had secured a place to Study at one of Britain's top universities, along with mentions the started a GoFundMe page to raise money.

The article reports that U.S. Department of Education has moved rules on colleges and universities to shift classes onto internet due to closure of campuses concerned with spread of coronavirus and mentions that department will allow schools to maintain financial aid eligibility for students.

The article reports that many parents in the U.S. as of July 2018 are borrowing more to finance the education of their children due to rising tuition and the students already borrowed much from the federal loan program. Also cited are the average debt load of students pursuing bachelor's degrees at graduation, the average debt load of parents under the PLUS federal parental loans, and the comment of SavingForCollege.com's Mark Kantrowitz on the developments.

The article features Michael Mitchell, a 47-year-old New York City musician turned clinical social worker and counseling psychotherapist, who is one of the few people to avail of the federal public-service loan forgiveness program. Topics discussed include the series of frustrations caused by this program to millions of borrowers, the program's complex rules, and figures from the Department of Education showing lack of successful uptake.

The author reflects on the availability of college discounts available to students in the U.S. He cites how the shadow financial aid system known as merit aid works, however, several parents and students did not know about such discounts since schools may not explain the qualifications or hide the formula inside complex calculators. The author also explains how such system works in four universities in Massachusetts and depends on the finances of the parents.

The article reports on the aspects of utilizing home equity loan to help for college among American families. Topics discussed include the concerns regarding the impact of the proposed tax bill which cut the deductions of interest for home equity loans, the approaches of colleges in assessing the family's ability to pay which include the inclusion of home equity information in federal student aid application, and the advantages and disadvantages of including home equity as lines of credit.

The article offers information on the Tennessee Promise state program in Tennessee which provides free education at the state's community colleges by paying their tuition fee. It mentions several students who were supported by the program such as Nicole-Lynn Riel who graduated at the Motlow State Community College through the program. It discusses other states in the U.S. that follows Tennessee such as Kentucky, Arkansas, and New York.

The article discusses on complications in the student aid system in U.S as the federal government switched off tool which was being used by students to import their tax data. Topics include identity theft and tuition fees for undergraduate courses. Grants by schools to students and merit aid by other institutions are mentioned.

The article focuses on the series of measures announced by New York University to make it easier to graduate under four years. Topics covered include the estimated percentage of students who graduated ahead of schedule, the increasing momentum to formalize the process amid the outrage over college costs and student debt and the benefits of the university's acceleration program such as allowing students to transfer in up to eight credits from other schools.

The article reports on a financial aid program announced by New York Governo Andrew M. Cuomo to cover tuition costs at the state's public colleges for low- and middle-income New Yorkers, as of January 2017. It states that program would meet the difference for students who are already receiving federal and state aid but still cannot meet their tuition obligations, and mentions in-state students at state and city universities offered by New York.

The article reports on a proposal from New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to provide free tuition to state residents from families below a certain income level at state universities, colleges, and community colleges. Topics include estimates of the cost of the proposal and former U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's focus on the issue of college tuition and student debt.

The article reports that a provision in the 2017 tax law of U.S. President Donald Trump would treat middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies by taxing nontuition scholarships by as much as 37 percent even if they come from economically disadvantaged families.

The article reports on the guidelines issued by the U.S. Education Department which recommend that student financial aid offers need to list "gift aid" such as scholarships and grants separately from loans in 2019.

The article offers information on the financial aid given by former mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg to the students of Johns Hopkins University.

The article discusses the closure of ITT Educational Services of nearly all of its campuses due to the Education Department's decision to bar the chain of colleges from using federal financial aid to enroll new students. Present ITT students and those who withdrew in the last 120 days can try to transfer their credits to another school in order to finish their education. Another option is for students to apply for a loan discharge that will essentially wipe out their federal student debt.