College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

News integrates academic quality after calculating actual cost less financial aid. News 2024 rankings for Best Value Schools are based on the four metrics below: 1. Economic Mobility Index Measure of economic status change for low-income students. Academic quality (overall score in the U.S. Weight = 20% 4.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

News integrates academic quality after calculating actual cost less financial aid. News 2024 rankings for Best Value Schools are based on the four metrics below: 1. Economic Mobility Index Measure of economic status change for low-income students. Academic quality (overall score in the U.S. Weight = 20% 4.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Plan, seek financial aid options and ensure a good fit with prospective programs. Our book, “ Is Grad School for Me?

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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. Plan training for admission and aid staff around specific questions that may come up during the recruitment cycle.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 12, 2024

Burns prefers sharing the UIA’s vision and work rather than her personal journey, she explained how her experiences helped inform the Alliance’s goals: “A lot of first-generation and low-income students get bad advice. Mine was that was if I was good at something, I would go to college. It’s a highly competitive environment.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 13, 2024

She encapsulated the UIA’s mission this way: “People describe us as the Ivy League of student success innovation. A group of college presidents and chancellors united around a shared sense of urgency that we were doing a bad job of graduating students, especially low-income students.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

Note: This interview in the Weekly Wisdom Series originally aired on February 26, 2024 as part of the University Innovation Alliance’s Innovating Together Podcast , appearing live on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn. Linked Mentioned in this Episode President Casey Sacks BridgeValley Community and Technical College U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

In April 2024, researchers Richard R. They also add it will depend on how schools are able to consider a student’s race should it be mentioned in personal statements. It’s become financially burdensome in a way that’s not worth it to some.” But, Krinsky adds, the ban is likely to slow the progress that’s been made.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens for applications on October 1, the application for the 2024-25 school year has been delayed until sometime in December—a delay that could have ripple effects on students, families and scholarship programs. How will applicants be impacted?

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

However, ED requested that implementation be delayed to 2023-24 and, after a period of time, they requested that it be delayed again to 2024-25. The FAFSA for the 2024-25 admission cycle is now scheduled to open in December 2023. FAFSA data is also critical for the states that use it as the basis for their own awards of financial aid.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home May 10, 2024 — by Terrance L. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

READ MORE In March, President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal recommended an increase of $107 million (or 9%) for the Federal TRIO programs. Currently serving over 880,000 students in every state and many territories, the Federal TRIO Programs were first enacted in the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget March 10, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones The proposed increase will help put many first-generation, low-income students on the path to college access, success, and the American Dream. It is said that a budget reflects one’s values.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 31, 2024

This announcement was a huge disappointment for people looking forward to the accurate and timely disbursement of the $7 billion in Federal student aid for the 2024-25 academic year. It would also reduce students eligibility for those state and institutional financial aid programs that are tied to the FAFSA formula.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process. Financial issues, along with enrollment, retention and graduation, will be newsworthy also.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Award Letters are usually sent out in late March or early April, giving students adequate time prior to college enrollment deadlines to choose which school to attend from among those that admitted them. A student’s choice of a college often depends heavily on the amount of financial aid that he or she will receive.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Award Letters are usually sent out in late March or early April, giving students adequate time prior to college enrollment deadlines to choose which school to attend from among those that admitted them. A student’s choice of a college often depends heavily on the amount of financial aid that he or she will receive.

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