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

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Financial aid administrators ultimately see themselves as championing the families they serve. Train staff to empathize with all financial situations. Combining this with clear, consistent communication to applicants, especially concerning costs, led to fewer conflicts and misunderstandings. Prioritizing students.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president at The Education Trust, an advocacy organization working for educational equity, agreed. The impact of this additional barrier, he said, could be worsened in states that administer financial aid packages on a first come, first serve basis, including Texas, Illinois, and North Carolina.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Schools can use these messages to reassert their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to review the efforts that are currently being made. This email can also include initial details about what the school will be doing in order to comply.

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

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Financial aid administrators ultimately see themselves as championing the families they serve. Train staff to empathize with all financial situations. Combining this with clear, consistent communication to applicants, especially concerning costs, led to fewer conflicts and misunderstandings. Prioritizing students.

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Secret Shopper Policy Draws Praise, Concern

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also called it a victory for proponents of racial justice and equity. “We According to Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), he has heard from several financial aid offices from different higher ed sectors that they are anxious about what the policy may bring.