College Planners of America

JUNE 24, 2025

In this post, we focus on Subtitle A, Student Eligibility , Subtitle B, Loan Limits , and Subtitle D, Pell Grants. Title III represents a significant overhaul of the student loan system in a move to improve access, transparency, and accountability in loan programs. billion for academic year 2025-26, $5.35

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In the first year, 68 school districts and individual charter schools were invited to participate with a focus on low-income students. Student Debt/FAFSA Rollout Throughout his term, President Joe Biden has tried to provide student debt relief and has succeeded in bringing student loan forgiveness to some five million borrowers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

. ### The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1981, dedicated to expanding college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we fund initiatives across the U.S.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

But, as higher education settles into its post-pandemic reality, what can those students expect to face—and how can private-sector scholarships help as they work toward their associate’s, bachelor’s and graduate degrees? Arguably the much bigger problem are students who take out some—often smaller amounts— of debt, but never graduate.”

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JUNE 1, 2023

By Kyra Taylor , National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen , Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the third post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued flexibilities available to borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Did you default on your federal student loans?

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens for applications on October 1, the application for the 2024-25 school year has been delayed until sometime in December—a delay that could have ripple effects on students, families and scholarship programs. Why is the FAFSA late?

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