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The FAFSA Blunders Continue

The FAFSA Blunders Continue

March 25, 2024

Roughly 200,000 of the 1.5 million federal student aid records sent to schools now need to be reprocessed by the Education Department. The mistake is the latest in a series of missteps the Education Department has made around the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It also comes as higher education leaders say they are not confident that the agency will deliver the vital data they need to create financial aid packages without delays or errors.
Roughly 200,000 of the 1.5 million federal student aid records sent to schools now need to be reprocessed by the Education Department. The mistake is the latest in a series of missteps the Education Department has made around the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It also comes as higher education leaders say they are not confident that the agency will deliver the vital data they need to create financial aid packages without delays or errors.

March 25, 2024

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

Race to the Finish: The Rise of Faster Bachelor’s Degrees Raises the Question: What Is College For?

Race to the Finish: The Rise of Faster Bachelor’s Degrees Raises th...

March 22, 2024

To Gordon Jones, president of the College of Western Idaho, the case for allowing community colleges like his to offer baccalaureates is clear: Employers are in desperate need of skilled labor, and workers need faster, cheaper ways to advance in their careers. But when the College of Western Idaho sought state permission to award a bachelor of applied science in business administration late last year, Idaho’s public four-year colleges protested — loudly. Boise State University, 18 miles to the east, called the degree duplicative and warned that it would cannibalize limited state resources.
To Gordon Jones, president of the College of Western Idaho, the case for allowing community colleges like his to offer baccalaureates is clear: Employers are in desperate need of skilled labor, and workers need faster, cheaper ways to advance in their careers. But when the College of Western Idaho sought state permission to award a bachelor of applied science in business administration late last year, Idaho’s public four-year colleges protested — loudly. Boise State University, 18 miles to the east, called the degree duplicative and warned that it would cannibalize limited state resources.

March 22, 2024

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Inside Higher Ed

No Surprises for Higher Ed in Spending Bill

No Surprises for Higher Ed in Spending Bill

March 22, 2024

After a fraught and drawn-out appropriations cycle, Congress released its final $1.2 trillion package of spending bills early Thursday morning. The measures would provide little in the way of new funds for programs important to colleges, largely aligning with the Senate’s proposed budget and avoiding billions of dollars in cuts suggested by House Republicans. If the legislation passes, the Education Department would receive $79.1 billion, a relatively small $500 million decrease from last year’s budget.
After a fraught and drawn-out appropriations cycle, Congress released its final $1.2 trillion package of spending bills early Thursday morning. The measures would provide little in the way of new funds for programs important to colleges, largely aligning with the Senate’s proposed budget and avoiding billions of dollars in cuts suggested by House Republicans. If the legislation passes, the Education Department would receive $79.1 billion, a relatively small $500 million decrease from last year’s budget.

March 22, 2024

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The New York Times

What’s It Like to Be Cinderella in March? These Schools Know.

What’s It Like to Be Cinderella in March? These Schools Know.

March 22, 2024

When Oakland University’s 14th-seeded men’s basketball team defeated No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday night, delivering the first shocking upset of this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament, it cast a spotlight on the relatively anonymous university based in Rochester, Mich. And if history is any indication, the next few days and weeks — and perhaps longer — promise to be a lucrative time for the school. Upset victories by double-digit seeds are not just a big deal for busted tournament brackets. They also raise the profile of the schools who pull off the shockers. 
When Oakland University’s 14th-seeded men’s basketball team defeated No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday night, delivering the first shocking upset of this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament, it cast a spotlight on the relatively anonymous university based in Rochester, Mich. And if history is any indication, the next few days and weeks — and perhaps longer — promise to be a lucrative time for the school. Upset victories by double-digit seeds are not just a big deal for busted tournament brackets. They also raise the profile of the schools who pull off the shockers. 

March 22, 2024

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

Miscalculation in FAFSA Formula Is ‘Another Unforced Error’

Miscalculation in FAFSA Formula Is ‘Another Unforced Error’

March 22, 2024

A technical problem with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has resulted in inaccurate estimates of some applicants’ aid eligibility, the U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday. The latest snag in a series of complications with the new form will require the department to reprocess and resend a few hundred thousand aid applications to colleges this spring, probably delaying when those students will receive financial-aid offers. The problem, which the department said had been fixed, affected applications from dependent students who reported assets on their FAFSA, according to the announcement. 
A technical problem with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has resulted in inaccurate estimates of some applicants’ aid eligibility, the U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday. The latest snag in a series of complications with the new form will require the department to reprocess and resend a few hundred thousand aid applications to colleges this spring, probably delaying when those students will receive financial-aid offers. The problem, which the department said had been fixed, affected applications from dependent students who reported assets on their FAFSA, according to the announcement. 

March 22, 2024

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