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The Washington Post

Congress Curtails Move Expanding Pell Grant Access for Some Students

Congress Curtails Move Expanding Pell Grant Access for Some Students

March 04, 2024

provision in the short-term funding bill approved by Congress effectively blocks a recent Education Department move that could have expanded access to federal Pell Grants for some students who are financially dependent on their families. Tensions are high between members of Congress and the department over the implementation of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Some lawmakers say the federal agency is doing a poor job of executing the changes in the way Congress intended. Department leaders argue that they are trying to fulfill the law’s goal of providing more financial support to as many students as possible.
provision in the short-term funding bill approved by Congress effectively blocks a recent Education Department move that could have expanded access to federal Pell Grants for some students who are financially dependent on their families. Tensions are high between members of Congress and the department over the implementation of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Some lawmakers say the federal agency is doing a poor job of executing the changes in the way Congress intended. Department leaders argue that they are trying to fulfill the law’s goal of providing more financial support to as many students as possible.

March 04, 2024

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The Athletic

College Athletes Are Getting Closer to Becoming Employees. What Would Happen Next?

College Athletes Are Getting Closer to Becoming Employees. What Wou...

March 04, 2024

The NCAA inches closer every day to a tipping point of dramatic overhaul. Years of tectonic shifts around college sports could soon usher in an era its leaders and administrators have long tried to avoid: the treatment of college athletes as employees. The next milestone could come Tuesday, when the Dartmouth men’s basketball team will vote on whether to form a union. The university is countering by fighting a National Labor Relations Board regional director’s finding that the basketball players are employees and entitled to union representation, but the effort is just one of several concurrent legal battles challenging the bedrock principle of amateurism that the NCAA has long prided itself on maintaining.
The NCAA inches closer every day to a tipping point of dramatic overhaul. Years of tectonic shifts around college sports could soon usher in an era its leaders and administrators have long tried to avoid: the treatment of college athletes as employees. The next milestone could come Tuesday, when the Dartmouth men’s basketball team will vote on whether to form a union. The university is countering by fighting a National Labor Relations Board regional director’s finding that the basketball players are employees and entitled to union representation, but the effort is just one of several concurrent legal battles challenging the bedrock principle of amateurism that the NCAA has long prided itself on maintaining.

March 04, 2024

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Higher Ed Dive

Which Colleges Are Extending Their Decision Deadlines?

Which Colleges Are Extending Their Decision Deadlines?

March 04, 2024

At least 190 U.S. colleges have postponed their commitment deadlines for the 2024-25 academic year amid federal financial aid delays, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling.  NACAC recently released a public directory of the enrollment deadlines of its member colleges. Although the list isn’t comprehensive — as it only includes information submitted by NACAC members — it offers a glimpse into how colleges nationwide are grappling with an abbreviated financial aid timeline. A majority of NACAC’s member institutions that reported extended deadlines now require prospective students to decide by either May 15 or June 1, the directory shows, instead of the more traditional May 1.
At least 190 U.S. colleges have postponed their commitment deadlines for the 2024-25 academic year amid federal financial aid delays, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling.  NACAC recently released a public directory of the enrollment deadlines of its member colleges. Although the list isn’t comprehensive — as it only includes information submitted by NACAC members — it offers a glimpse into how colleges nationwide are grappling with an abbreviated financial aid timeline. A majority of NACAC’s member institutions that reported extended deadlines now require prospective students to decide by either May 15 or June 1, the directory shows, instead of the more traditional May 1.

March 04, 2024

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

There Are More Good Jobs in Rural America Than It Might Seem. That’s Bad News for Colleges.

There Are More Good Jobs in Rural America Than It Might Seem. That’...

March 04, 2024

The stereotype of rural Americans “left behind” by the economy doesn’t hold water, according to a report released Thursday by Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce. The report’s analysis of data from the U.S. Census shows that rural men are just as likely as their urban counterparts to have jobs with middle-class wages, and that rural workers with a high-school diploma or less are more likely to have such jobs than their urban counterparts.
 
The stereotype of rural Americans “left behind” by the economy doesn’t hold water, according to a report released Thursday by Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce. The report’s analysis of data from the U.S. Census shows that rural men are just as likely as their urban counterparts to have jobs with middle-class wages, and that rural workers with a high-school diploma or less are more likely to have such jobs than their urban counterparts.
 

March 04, 2024

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Inside Higher Ed

Untangling the Bungled FAFSA Launch

Untangling the Bungled FAFSA Launch

March 04, 2024

When the Department of Education first delayed the launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last March, officials projected calm and confidence. The department assured students and institutions that the new form would make applying for aid easier, and the new formulas they were implementing would mean more federal money for low-income families. The “Better FAFSA,” as they took to calling it, would be worth the wait and ready when it launched. Nearly a year later, the application is finally available to most students after a soft launch in late December that was riddled with technical issues, many of which remain unresolved. The department has yet to begin processing completed applications, preventing colleges and universities from sending aid packages to students. Lawmakers have called for hearings on the bungled process, and two investigations are underway.
When the Department of Education first delayed the launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last March, officials projected calm and confidence. The department assured students and institutions that the new form would make applying for aid easier, and the new formulas they were implementing would mean more federal money for low-income families. The “Better FAFSA,” as they took to calling it, would be worth the wait and ready when it launched. Nearly a year later, the application is finally available to most students after a soft launch in late December that was riddled with technical issues, many of which remain unresolved. The department has yet to begin processing completed applications, preventing colleges and universities from sending aid packages to students. Lawmakers have called for hearings on the bungled process, and two investigations are underway.

March 04, 2024

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