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Close the Gap Foundation Supercharges its Boards with Teachers and Industry Experts Invested in Student Success

Close the Gap Foundation

Founded with the vision to create an equitable future without opportunity gaps for low-income youths, Close the Gap Foundation works to empower first-gen, low-income students to build lifelong confidence and reach their fullest potential.

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Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

What happens when a student is on the path to falling out of compliance with Satisfactory Academic Progress? Why data is so important is it can be used to help advisors deal with student issues much more efficiently. With 54,000 students at Georgia State, we don’t always have the time to sit down with a student for 45 minutes.

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FAFSA Delay Will Cause Problems 

College Planners of America

Speaking at a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ( NASFAA ) conference in February, Melanie Storey, Director of the ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), said that, in order to assure compliance with the Act, the ED will not be able to launch the FAFSA as usual on October 1 of this year.

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Trump's Proposed Student Loan Transfer to SBA: A Threat to Educational Accountability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FSA manages the process that determines which institutions are allowed to participate in the federal student aid program through Program Participation Agreements (PPAs)legal contracts that require colleges to meet quality standards in areas such as accreditation, fiscal responsibility, and compliance with civil rights protections.

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A Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That over compliance as a residual effect of whats happening in Texas, Tennessee and Florida, is also happening in California. In the first year, 68 school districts and individual charter schools were invited to participate with a focus on low-income students. Enrollment will begin in fall 2025.