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Sanders, Jayapal Introduce New "College for All Act" to Eliminate Tuition for Most Students

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced legislation Wednesday that would make public colleges and universities tuition-free for approximately 95% of American students, in what supporters call the most significant higher education investment in six decades. The College for All Act would eliminate tuition for students from households earning up to $150,000 annually for single households and up to $300,000 for married households, while guaranteeing tuition-free com

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7 Tips for Choosing a Smarter Financial Aid Solution

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For private and independent K12 schools, financial aid is more than just a line itemits a mission-critical tool for ensuring access, diversity, and long-term sustainability. But too often, the process of awarding aid is based on outdated data, incomplete visibility, or time-consuming manual reports. Todays enrollment landscape demands more. School leaders need financial aid solutions that offer real-time, actionable insights into award distributions, trends, and family needso they can allocate a

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Study Reveals How Model Minority Myth Influences School Choices

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Dr. Adriana Villavicencio When Mai Tran began searching for a kindergarten for her daughter in a large urban school district, she found herself gravitating toward schools with substantial Asian American student populations. As a Vietnamese American parent who immigrated to the United States as a teenager, Tran was concerned about her daughters sense of belonging and academic experience.

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3 Updates on IDR and PSLF Processing as 2 Million Student Loan Borrowers Remain Stuck

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Hundreds of thousands of federal student loan borrowers remain stuck in limbo due to a massive backlog in the income-driven repayment (IDR) system. And while borrowers got some marginally good news last week, the situation remains largely unchanged. For several months, millions of borrowers have been unable to access affordable federal student loan payments under… The post 3 Updates on IDR and PSLF Processing as 2 Million Student Loan Borrowers Remain Stuck appeared first on Student Loan P

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Evans Kosgei - Track & Field, Lehigh University

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Supporting students in crisis: how we’re supporting students with their mental health and suicide prevention  

The Education Hub

We have just published the largest-ever national review into student suicides in higher education, examining over 160 cases of suspected suicide or self-harm during the 2023/24 academic year. The review was conducted by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH) and aimed to understand how universities currently respond to students in urgent need of help and how to help identify areas for improvement.

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First Client, Last Client

Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. My first client didnt mean to, but she taught me everything I needed to know about being a college counselor. She had made the most out of what she could with a limited rural school curriculum, her great grades, limited scores, and, as I recall, a national and international title as a powerlifter. My job was to sign the application and send out the transcript.

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Imanibom I. Etukeren - Wrestling, Arizona State University

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Upcoming FSA Webinar Offers Live Q&A for Financial Aid Professionals on June 4

College Aid Services

Federal Student Aid (FSA) has announced an upcoming live webinar titled “General Q&A Session,” scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This session offers financial aid professionals an opportunity to engage directly with FSA policy and training experts, focusing primarily on topics presented in the April 30th Federal Update.… More Upcoming FSA Webinar Offers Live Q&A for Financial Aid Professionals on June 4 The post Upcoming FSA W

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Trey Perkins - Soccer, St. Edward’s University

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Satisfactory Academic Progress: A Deeper Dive

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Measuring a students academic progress is essential to ensure they are benefitting from the educational program in which they are enrolled. Failure to earn passing grades or complete courses on a schedule to earn a degree are far more than a financial aid issue. Satisfactory academic progress standards support the students best interest and give.

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Carlos S. Imberton - Squash, Princeton University

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Ricardo D. Munoz - Swimming, Wright State University

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Michael Sangster - Tennis, Lincoln University of Pensylvania

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Samuel Chavez - Golf, University of New Mexico

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Bayode Adafin - Soccer, Columbia University

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Omar Enriquez - Swimming, Texas A&M University

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USC Professor Defends DEI Programs in Congressional Testimony

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Dr. Shaun Harper In a powerful defense of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education, Dr. Shaun Harper, Provost Professor of Education, Public Policy, and Business at the University of Southern California, presented evidence-based testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce on Wednesday.

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Maggie Marie Befort - Field Hockey, Syracuse University

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Linda Ong - Golf, University of California, Riverside

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Maranda Smith - Gymnastics, University of Florida

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Danielle Stallings - Soccer, Spelman College

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Katrina Gaudier - Softball Winner, Drexel University

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Analda Rose Clement - Bowling, Long Island University

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Felicia Izaguirre-Werner - Crew, The University of Texas at Austin

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Kristen G. Feemster - Basketball, Western Carolina University

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Arvind Badhey - Track & Field, Brooklyn College

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Brian Brimmer - Volleyball, South Carolina State University

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Joseph Adewumi - Tennis, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County

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