Higher Ed Dive - Latest News US colleges can't correct federal financial aid forms en masse this cycle, reversing June's announcement. Increased workload for college administrators expected. Updated FAFSA version faced criticism for delays, limited functionality. Batch corrections unavailability frustrates financial aid employees. Education Department's poor planning may delay financial aid for students. Department prioritizes 2025-26 application cycle, plans increased...

  Higher Education - The Washington Post Education Department to email student loan borrowers about opting out of Biden's debt relief policy. VP Harris supports continuation if elected. New loan forgiveness plan finalizes in fall, opt-out deadline Aug. 30. Plan offers partial/full debt relief in four circumstances, including up to $20,000 in accrued interest forgiveness for certain income brackets. Plan relies...

  The Hechinger Report Isaiah Hickerson, inspired by a dream, pursued coding at Marcy Lab School, a nonprofit offering a tuition-free software engineering program for underrepresented communities. Nonprofits like Marcy Lab and Hack the Hood provide short-term training and job placement assistance, offering an alternative to traditional college education. These programs aim to increase representation in STEM fields and provide economic...

  The Chronicle of Higher Education | Higher Ed News, Opinion, & Advice Education Department's announcement adds to federal-aid crisis. Read More  

  Higher Education - The Washington Post Education Department disallows bulk corrections to students' financial aid records, potentially delaying aid disbursements. The decision follows issues with the new FAFSA system, causing processing errors and delays. Colleges must now manually correct records, increasing administrative burden and potentially delaying aid. The department is prioritizing the 2025-26 form's launch, despite calls to delay rollout...

  College & Workforce Readiness Undergraduate certificate program enrollments rose 10% from 2022 to 2023, while bachelor's program enrollments increased by 0.9%. 52% of high school students considered four-year college in 2023, a 14% drop since pre-pandemic. 63% were open to alternatives like community college, on-the-job training, and technical education. Rising college costs, student loan debt, and skepticism about degree value...

ACT Newsroom & Blog Final blog in series honors 2023 ACAC School of Excellence awardee, Timberlake High School, Idaho. All 111 seniors applied to college, submitting 368 applications. School provides support, guidance for postsecondary goals, especially for first-generation, low-income students. Application process facilitated through Apply Idaho, enabling application to 10 in-state colleges. Absent students received one-on-one advisor meetings. Staff encouraged...

The Atlantic Parents of blended family, with son and daughter born six weeks apart, face societal policing of stepparent-child boundaries. Comment by J.D. Vance in 2021 disregarded Kamala Harris's role as a stepmother. Family compared to The Brady Bunch, with no housekeeper, and children treated equally. Steps taken to blend family, including shared activities and experiences. Biological birth not...

  Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories College sports authorities and antitrust attorneys have proposed a deal to pay players billions in damages, change athlete compensation, and urge Congress to protect the college sports industry. The deal would allow schools to pay players a share of revenue, pay nearly $2.8 billion in damages, and eliminate limits on scholarships and team roster...

  Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 3.8 million college students faced food insecurity in 2020, with 23% experiencing hunger. The Government Accountability Office found that many eligible students did not receive SNAP benefits. Congressman Bobby Scott emphasized the need for Congress to ensure eligible students have access to these benefits and support food insecure students.... Read More