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Enhancing Family Experiences Through Financial Aid: Solutions and Strategies for Private K-12 Schools

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Expanding eligible financial aid for expenses beyond tuition, such as extracurricular activities, books, and supplies. Providing more direct support to families filling out applications. Having a more streamlined financial aid solution to make the process easier for families to complete. Removing stigma.

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ED Seeks Feedback to Enhance FAFSA Services—Participate by July 11

College Aid Services

Department of Education is inviting financial aid administrators and state agencies to participate in a brief, optional survey aimed at enhancing the processing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSAĀ®).

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Student Eligibility Series – Part 1: Citizenship & Issues Surrounding Citizenship – Webinar (Recording)

College Aid Services

Citizenship stands as one of the primary areas of student eligibility, with issues requiring review and management by financial aid administrators. Citizenship and Eligible Noncitizen Matches for student aid applicants. In this session, our presenters will discuss the many facets of understanding and resolving U.S.

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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications.

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Webinar: FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI (Recording)

College Aid Services

FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI Broadcast date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Financial aid administrators are invited to join us as we explore the upcoming changes in the 2024-25 Application Processing Cycle.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Could future applicants be prevented from speaking fully about their racial identities? Art Coleman, co-founder of EducationCounsel Coleman was presenting as part of a webinar organized by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, part of a series about the cases that could fundamentally re-align their work.

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Minoritized, First-Gen Students Most at Risk from FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. InƩ Collins has been a school counselor at Ewing High School in New Jersey since August 2022. InƩ Collins, school counselor at Ewing High School in New Jersey.

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