School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 29, 2025

With the passage of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) in 2025, scholarship recipients must fall under 300% of their area’s median income—a threshold that encompasses 85–90% of families nationwide—positioning private schools to tap into unprecedented funding through school-choice scholarships  (Federation for Children).

Financial aid

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MARCH 28, 2025

On March 26, 2025, the Department of Education reopened the online application for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans for federal student loan borrowers. As of March 28, 2025, the Department has not said what will happen to borrowers who submitted IDR applications before the SAVE and lowest monthly payment options were removed.

Application

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2025

When instruction includes novel, emotionally or intellectually stimulating features, students show greater attention, motivation, and cognitive performance, particularly in STEM and technical subjects (see Guo & Fryer, 2025 ; Hidi & Renninger, 2006 ). Learn more about Universal Design for Learning ) Provide choice.

Inclusion

The Counseling Geek

JULY 25, 2025

Traditional methods—accessing academic databases, reading complete studies, cross-referencing multiple sources—require hours we don’t possess or multiple expensive subscriptions. Traditional research involves database searches, journal access, and hoping your findings reflect recent advances in selective mutism research.

Counseling

Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

But even the most capable students can struggle if they don’t have access to basic resources like quiet study spaces, reliable Wi-Fi, group meeting areas, and academic support services. Access to physical spaces like libraries and technology hubs also play a critical role.

Success

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

With the proposed Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA 2025) gaining traction at the federal level and states like Texas making historic moves to expand school choice, private and independent schools have a tremendous opportunity to serve more families. To promote equitable access: Use a consistent, objective assessment tool like SSS.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

With TaxStatus’ advanced IRS integration, SSS provides schools with immediate access to verified financial data while safeguarding families through secure identity verification methods, including ID.me. Industry Leaders Applaud SSS Powered by TaxStatus at NAIS Thrive 2025 The response at NAIS Thrive was superb.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 23, 2025

Tampa, FL, January 23, 2025 VenturEd Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based admissions, financial aid, student lifecycle, and payment solutions for schools, is proud to announce a significant enhancement to its financial aid product, School and Student Services (SSS).

Financial aid

School Counselor Blog

MARCH 2, 2025

Think about your school community and what supplies/materials you have access to at your school. School Communication Below is an example of an email we sent out to teachers, students, and families to share information about De-Stress After the Test. She did a dance workout and it was super fun! Check out these posts below!

Counseling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2025

For higher education, Ohio has also become a bellwether state for displaying the end goal of the current targeted attacks on educational diversity and access. However, the events of 2025 so far have proven that debate to be a central question into the sustainability of American higher education itself.

Higher education

COE

MAY 2, 2025

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trumps Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs May 2, 2025 by Terrance L. The Trump Administration’s budget proposal claims that access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means. However, data from the U.S.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

McGuirewho has been one of the nations most vocal college presidents to criticize the Trump administrationsaid that Trinity, a Predominantly Black and Hispanic Serving Institution, has clear protocols in place to handle federal agents should they show up on campus demanding access. as children to obtain legal status.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

A communication major, Sarrol hopes to transfer to a California State University system school in fall of 2025. UConn Hartfords AANAPISI project formally known as the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging, or TEAS project is being funded at $1,958,724 for five years from 2023-2028.

Tutoring

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — VenturEd Solutions has officially launched its enhanced School and Student Services (SSS) platform, with direct IRS integration, marking a significant advancement in financial aid processing for private and independent K12 schools. TAMPA, Fla. ,

Financial aid

COE

JULY 24, 2025

TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide July 24, 2025 — by Terrance L. But for Paul, a business and political communication major who also serves as Student Government President, the Summit meant more than financial advice. I learned so much I didn’t expect.”

First generation

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs June 3, 2025 by Terrance L. The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

First generation

COE

JULY 8, 2025

TRIO in the News, Summer 2025 July 8, 2025 — by Terrance L. Collins says she helped secure Upward Bound funding for Maine Massachusetts: Trump cuts would devastate community colleges, undermining lower-income students striving to better their lives Massachusetts: Programs to support N.H.s

First generation

COE

JULY 10, 2025

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2025 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients July 10, 2025 — by Terrance L. The honorees will be recognized during COE’s 2025 Educational Opportunity Dinner in Chicago on Tuesday, September 9. WASHINGTON, D.C.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Susan Cahn When House Republicans passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 on Jan. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, was also critical of Trumps executive order. Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, a professor in sports media in the Roy H.

Scholarship

COE

JULY 15, 2025

The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide July 15, 2025 — by Terrance L. Eligible institutions, whether currently funded by SSS or with a history of SSS programming, are invited to apply by October 15, 2025.

First generation

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 6, 2025

Approvers, advisors, and students will have an improved user experience as well as access to new features that were previously unavailable. Inside Higher Ed Article Transfer Resources Attend the 2025 COTA Conference! The 2025 COTA Conference will be held on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Camden on the Lake in Lake Ozark, MO.

Advising

Cal Newport

MAY 19, 2025

For example, business users, it was thought, would soon outsource much of the tedious communication that makes up their day — meeting summaries, email, reports — into AI tools. A fair amount of this is happening, especially when it comes to lengthy utilitarian communication where the quality doesn’t matter much.

Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The community organizations would really benefit from learning more about college students’ needs reentering, but on the flip side the colleges aren’t always thinking about their own reentering students.” That is a fact and we see it all the time with our own students when they return to community (P2CP began in 2011).

Nontraditional student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Manhattan Institute's "Project on Fair Representation " and the Heritage Foundation's " Project 2025 " both explicitly call for the dismantling of DEI initiatives in higher education. This transformation in thinking appears to be precisely what some conservative groups fear.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

D uring the COVID-19 pandemic, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous students had less contact with teachers and less access to computers with stable internet connections compared to white students, Prabhakar said. For many decades, we've seen very well-intentioned STEM efforts focused on equity and opportunity,” Prabhakar said.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Even before it launched, the 2024-2025 FAFSA form faced criticism for its calculations not accounting for inflation, a now-fixed issue that was part of the reason for this most recent delay. The late “soft launch” took place but several technical issues and limited windows of accessibility – the latter issue was addressed by Jan.

FAFSA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

Lachance, who planned to retire in 2025. “I I am so excited to join the Thomas College community because of the people and the students at the core of the community,” said Uzzi. Jeannine Diddle Uzzi has been appointed president of Thomas College. Uzzi is expected to serve as president-elect until Nov.

Student affairs

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

, many students and families are left wondering how financial aid distribution will work for the 2024-2025 school year. 2024-2025 FAFSA Updates For the 2024-2025 college application cycle, the FAFSA will be open to students and family by December 31, 2023. Unfortunately, that means we’re not 100% sure when that opening day is.

FAFSA

EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

Blogs What enrollment leaders need to know about the upcoming FAFSA changes Updated April 2023 As most of us in enrollment know, the FAFSA is set to substantially change for the 2024-2025 academic year. Anticipate Pell expansion Qualification for Pell Grants will change and should provide broader access and support for low-income students.

FAFSA

EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, this actually squandered a flourishing landscape for incarcerated students to access higher education. Definitely generates some interest, but I also think we could talk about the civic value in the role higher education plays in serving the community. So this legislation will restore that funding, and now allow any school.

Students

The Advisor That Cares

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For Advisors: Transform transactional advising general information and onboarding orientation to systems, procedures, degree plan, resources to video, audio, and text resources in personally curated web resources by the Fall 2025 intake cycle for individualized flipped advisor guidance.

Advising

EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Jordan also shares tips for admissions teams who want to communicate and work more effectively with CBOs to boost enrollment. And I'm also responsible for our growth strategy, Let's Get Ready is growing across the country, so we started with a strategic plan serving 13,000 students in 2021, and our goal is to serve 25,000 students by 2025.

Advising

Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

From fall 2009 to fall 2022, enrollment grew by 215%, and the university’s current strategic plan strives to further increase overall enrollment and enrollment of specific student populations by 2025. Plus, students can access this tool throughout their academic experience to build workable schedules to progress toward timely graduation.

Scheduling

Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

From fall 2009 to fall 2022, enrollment grew by 215%, and the university’s current strategic plan strives to further increase overall enrollment and enrollment of specific student populations by 2025. Plus, students can access this tool throughout their academic experience to build workable schedules to progress toward timely graduation.

Scheduling

Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Some scammers are attempting to fool student loan borrowers into paying a fee to access the program, or giving away their personal information. Note: Federal Student Aid has reported scams surrounding the debt relief program to forgive up to $20,000 per borrower.

Student loans

School & Student Services by Community Brands

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Here are key actionable steps to prepare for the 2025 season. Communicate Early and Often: Early Announcement: Communicate the January 2025 SSS application deadline prominently on your school website and financial aid resources. Set expectations for regular communication, information sharing, and support.

Financial aid

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Read more about their call to action to crowdsource information into a transfer-focused knowledge base accessible to everyone in the article below. Inside HigherEd Article Transfer Resources Save the Date for the 2025 COTA Conference! Registration for the 2025 COTA Conference is now open.

Advising