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Breaking Down FAFSA: Understanding the Application Process

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

But, due to recent changes in the form, this year’s FAFSA for the 2025-2026 school year will be available starting December 1st. The name you use must exactly match the one on file with the Social Security Administration. Filing the FAFSA 101: In the past, the FAFSA was available in the fall. Miss one and you could miss out.

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House Bill Would Overhaul Federal Student Aid

College Planners of America

Title III of the legislation contains the Committee on Education and Workforce’s proposed changes to the Department of Education’s (ED) student aid programs, including Pell Grants, student loans, and the aid eligibility formula. 1 was designed to rectify the government’s convoluted student loan system and save $351 billion.

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Update on Lawsuits Challenging the SAVE Plan and Options for Borrowers

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

Department of Educations efforts to reduce student loan burdens through the new SAVE repayment plan. As a result, borrowers options to manage their loans have changed repeatedly and often quite suddenly. This has been frustrating and confusing for people trying to manage their loans.

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Strategic Revival, The Numbers Behind Dr. David Thomas’s Morehouse College Success Story

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith announced during the 2019 commencement ceremony for Morehouse that he would pay off the student loans for the graduating class. Some students and faculty criticized the decision because of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. One of the most notable is when billionaire tech entrepreneur Robert F.

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President Biden Releases FY25 Budget Request to Congress

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Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government. The Administration also urges Congress to consider increasing the stipends offered in Upward Bound and McNair. (It Department of Education here.)

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Student Loan Forgiveness: Programs for Relief, Plus the Latest on Mass Forgiveness

Student Loan Hero

Student loan forgiveness can wipe out part or all of your student loan debt. The big news on the student loan forgiveness front is that the federal government plans to forgive up to $10,000 in federally held student debt, or up to $20,000 if you previously received a Pell Grant. ( See more below ).

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Level Up: Unite Voices. Create Change.

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She stated firmly, “We are asking for a $68 million increase for TRIO for FY25, which will fund our work in Program Year 2025-2026.” She stated firmly, “We are asking for a $68 million increase for TRIO for FY25, which will fund our work in Program Year 2025-2026.”