Paying for College /paying-for-college Paying for College en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:40:36 GMT Top Affirmative Action Foe Has New Target: Scholarships for Aspiring Minority Teachers /policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 The legal activist behind the U.S. Supreme Court college admissions decision has now sued over an Illinois minority scholarship program. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:40:36 GMT /policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 As 69´«Ă˝ Sought FAFSA Help, 4 Million Calls Went Unanswered /teaching-learning/as-students-sought-fafsa-help-4-million-calls-went-unanswered/2024/09 A new probe from Congress' investigative arm details what led to the failed rollout of a new federal financial aid form. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:08:10 GMT /teaching-learning/as-students-sought-fafsa-help-4-million-calls-went-unanswered/2024/09 FAFSA Was a Debacle Last Year. Here’s What the Ed. Dept. Is Changing /policy-politics/fafsa-was-a-debacle-last-year-heres-what-the-ed-dept-is-changing/2024/08 The Education Department plans a phased rollout of the FAFSA this year after the revamped form's introduction was beset by major glitches. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:12:45 GMT /policy-politics/fafsa-was-a-debacle-last-year-heres-what-the-ed-dept-is-changing/2024/08 Miguel Cardona in the Hot Seat: 4 Takeaways From a Contentious House Hearing /policy-politics/miguel-cardona-in-the-hot-seat-4-takeaways-from-a-contentious-house-hearing/2024/05 FAFSA, rising antisemitism, and Title IX dominated questioning at a U.S. House hearing with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Tue, 07 May 2024 21:23:10 GMT /policy-politics/miguel-cardona-in-the-hot-seat-4-takeaways-from-a-contentious-house-hearing/2024/05 Arming Teachers Could Cause 'Accidents and More Tragedy,' Miguel Cardona Says /policy-politics/arming-teachers-could-cause-accidents-and-more-tragedy-miguel-cardona-says/2024/05 "This is not in my opinion a smart option,” the education secretary said at an EdWeek event. Thu, 02 May 2024 23:28:58 GMT /policy-politics/arming-teachers-could-cause-accidents-and-more-tragedy-miguel-cardona-says/2024/05 New Data Paint Bleak Picture of 69´«Ă˝' Post High School Outcomes /teaching-learning/new-data-paint-bleak-picture-of-students-post-high-school-outcomes/2024/04 69´«Ă˝ are taking much longer to complete credentials after high school than programs plan. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:31:04 GMT /teaching-learning/new-data-paint-bleak-picture-of-students-post-high-school-outcomes/2024/04 A FAFSA Calculation Error Could Delay College Aid Applications—Again /teaching-learning/a-fafsa-calculation-error-could-delay-college-aid-applications-again/2024/03 It's the latest blunder to upend the "Better FAFSA," as it was branded by the Education Department. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:40:55 GMT /teaching-learning/a-fafsa-calculation-error-could-delay-college-aid-applications-again/2024/03 The New FAFSA Is a Major Headache. Some High 69´«Ă˝ Are Trying to Help /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-a-major-headache-some-high-schools-are-trying-to-help/2024/03 High schools are scrambling to help students navigate what was supposed to be a simpler process. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:39:39 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-a-major-headache-some-high-schools-are-trying-to-help/2024/03 69´«Ă˝ With Undocumented Parents Have Hit a FAFSA Road Block. Here Are 3 Options /teaching-learning/students-with-undocumented-parents-have-hit-a-fafsa-road-block-here-are-3-options/2024/03 A FAFSA expert provides advice for a particularly vulnerable group of families. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:37:05 GMT /teaching-learning/students-with-undocumented-parents-have-hit-a-fafsa-road-block-here-are-3-options/2024/03 Amid a Rocky FAFSA Rollout, Ed. Dept. Offers Colleges More Flexibility /teaching-learning/amid-a-rocky-fafsa-rollout-ed-dept-offers-colleges-more-flexibility/2024/02 The changes are meant to free up colleges and universities to process aid forms more quickly and easily. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:44:16 GMT /teaching-learning/amid-a-rocky-fafsa-rollout-ed-dept-offers-colleges-more-flexibility/2024/02 In Wake of Hiccups and Tight Deadlines, Feds Beef Up Supports for Fledgling FAFSA /teaching-learning/in-wake-of-hiccups-and-tight-deadlines-feds-beef-up-supports-for-fledgling-fafsa/2024/02 The newly designed Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, branded the "Better FAFSA," is prompting lots of frustration. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:21:04 GMT /teaching-learning/in-wake-of-hiccups-and-tight-deadlines-feds-beef-up-supports-for-fledgling-fafsa/2024/02 Navigating Financial Assistance Can Be Tough. Not All 69´«Ă˝ Offer Help /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 Outside resources are helping to fill in the gaps. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:18:01 GMT /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 The New FAFSA Is Finally Here. Sort of /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-finally-here-sort-of/2024/01 69´«Ă˝ filling out the newly designed FAFSA are encountering glitches and delays. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:59:18 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-finally-here-sort-of/2024/01 To Help 69´«Ă˝, One Company Has Unlocked $100 Million a Year in College Aid (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-to-help-students-one-company-has-unlocked-100-million-a-year-in-college-aid/2023/11 A peer-based mentoring organization encourages high school seniors to apply to college and helps them receive financial aid. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-to-help-students-one-company-has-unlocked-100-million-a-year-in-college-aid/2023/11 The FAFSA Process Is Changing. Here's What You Need to Know /teaching-learning/the-fafsa-process-is-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2023/10 A college financial aid expert explains the newly designed FAFSA form, and why it's late this year. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:10:13 GMT /teaching-learning/the-fafsa-process-is-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2023/10 Merrimack’s MINTS Program Gives Community, Support to New Teachers - SPONSOR CONTENT /sponsor/merrimack-college/merrimacks-mints-program-gives-community-support-to-new-teachers Merrimack alumna Isabel Fernandes was at a crossroads between pursuing a graduate degree and or continuing through K-12 studies. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:57:34 GMT /sponsor/merrimack-college/merrimacks-mints-program-gives-community-support-to-new-teachers Supreme Court Rejects Student Loan Relief Plan /policy-politics/supreme-court-rejects-student-loan-relief-plan/2023/06 In a case watched by teachers, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s plan to relieve $400 billion in student debt. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:24:20 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-rejects-student-loan-relief-plan/2023/06 How This Juneteenth Tradition Funds Scholarships for College-Bound 69´«Ă˝ /teaching-learning/video-how-this-juneteenth-tradition-funds-scholarships-for-college-bound-students/2023/06 For nearly 50 years, an annual Juneteenth cake auction has celebrated emancipation and supported students' college dreams. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 20:27:13 GMT /teaching-learning/video-how-this-juneteenth-tradition-funds-scholarships-for-college-bound-students/2023/06 Growing From Pioneers to Warriors - SPONSOR CONTENT /sponsor/merrimack-college/growing-from-pioneers-to-warriors For decades, Merrimack College has enjoyed a deep and fruitful partnership with Lawrence, Massachusetts, a city of more than 89,000 about five miles north of the College Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT /sponsor/merrimack-college/growing-from-pioneers-to-warriors Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Student Loan Relief: What Teachers Need to Know /policy-politics/supreme-court-will-decide-fate-of-student-loan-relief-what-teachers-need-to-know/2023/02 The AFT and NEA remind the justices in briefs that teachers carry significant student debt and the pandemic made things worse. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:46:11 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-will-decide-fate-of-student-loan-relief-what-teachers-need-to-know/2023/02 Many 69´«Ă˝ Don't Fill Out the FAFSA. Here's One Practice That Could Help /teaching-learning/many-students-dont-fill-out-the-fafsa-heres-one-practice-that-could-help/2023/02 New data suggests that meeting with a school counselor could make a difference. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:54:34 GMT /teaching-learning/many-students-dont-fill-out-the-fafsa-heres-one-practice-that-could-help/2023/02 Searching for Common Ground: Student-Loan Forgiveness and the Cost of Higher Ed. (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-searching-for-common-ground-student-loan-forgiveness-and-the-cost-of-higher-ed/2022/10 Who is responsible for the high cost of higher education? And will the student-loan forgiveness plan solve the rising cost? Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:00:01 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-searching-for-common-ground-student-loan-forgiveness-and-the-cost-of-higher-ed/2022/10 More 69´«Ă˝ in Class of 2022 Seek Financial Aid for College /teaching-learning/more-students-in-class-of-2023-seek-financial-aid-for-college/2022/10 Financial aid applications may be an early sign of students regaining interest in higher education post-pandemic. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:17:08 GMT /teaching-learning/more-students-in-class-of-2023-seek-financial-aid-for-college/2022/10 Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness: How Much Will It Help Teachers? /policy-politics/bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-how-much-will-it-help-teachers/2022/08 Advocates say Black educators—who tend to carry heavier debt loads—won't benefit as much. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:45:14 GMT /policy-politics/bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-how-much-will-it-help-teachers/2022/08 How to Make College More Affordable? Try the Charter School Model (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-make-college-more-affordable-try-the-charter-school-model/2022/07 A new organization is exploring how to make space for new colleges to emerge that also challenge the status quo. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:00:06 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-make-college-more-affordable-try-the-charter-school-model/2022/07 Stories of Tenacity: 3 First-Generation College-Bound 69´«Ă˝ Keep Their Dreams on Track /teaching-learning/stories-of-tenacity-3-first-generation-college-bound-students-keep-their-dreams-on-track/2022/06 The pandemic upended college plans for more than a million young people, but not these seniors. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:56:56 GMT /teaching-learning/stories-of-tenacity-3-first-generation-college-bound-students-keep-their-dreams-on-track/2022/06 Minnesota Offers Kids $200 and Scholarship Drawings to Get Fully Vaccinated /leadership/minnesota-offers-kids-200-and-scholarship-drawings-to-get-fully-vaccinated/2021/10 Minnesota is offering 12- to 17-year-olds who get COVID-19 vaccines a $200 reward and a shot at $100,000 worth of college scholarships. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:32:49 GMT /leadership/minnesota-offers-kids-200-and-scholarship-drawings-to-get-fully-vaccinated/2021/10 COVID-19 and the Class of 2021 /teaching-learning/covid-19-and-the-class-of-2021 The pandemic has led to a rocky transition for aspiring college students in the Class of 2021, especially if finances are tight. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:50:21 GMT /teaching-learning/covid-19-and-the-class-of-2021 Helping 69´«Ă˝ Plan How to Pay for College Is More Important Than Ever: 69´«Ă˝ Can Help /teaching-learning/helping-students-plan-how-to-pay-for-college-is-more-important-than-ever-schools-can-help/2021/10 Fewer and fewer high school graduates have applied for federal financial aid for college since the pandemic hit. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:50:09 GMT /teaching-learning/helping-students-plan-how-to-pay-for-college-is-more-important-than-ever-schools-can-help/2021/10 How Teachers Can Help Solve the Student Loan Debt Crisis - SPONSOR CONTENT /sponsor/ramsey-solutions/how-teachers-can-help-solve-the-student-loan-debt-crisis The student loan crisis in this country has become way too serious to ignore. Right now, federal student loan debt in the U.S. is coming ... Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:00:24 GMT /sponsor/ramsey-solutions/how-teachers-can-help-solve-the-student-loan-debt-crisis