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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The overhaul – which comes with form simplifications, different student aid measures and calculations, and expanded Pell Grant eligibility – is expected to be beneficial and to increase federal financial aid eligibility, according to a 2023 report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).

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Updated educational attainment data show progress and gaps

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But recent findings from a year later show marked—though inequitable—progress toward the foundation’s goal that 60 percent of working-age adults in the country hold a degree or credential by 2025.

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Australia asks universities to show they merit the title

Confessions of a Community College Dean

While caveats apply, established universities must now conduct research at “world standard” in at least half the broad fields of education they teach. The body charged with enforcing this obligation is the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), the brainchild of late higher education reviewer Denise Bradley.

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Accreditor emerging for intellectual disabilities programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council is set to make its first campus accreditation visit this week at Western Carolina University. Students in these programs are eligible for Pell Grants, though not federal student loan aid. “I also think it would help with students getting a job.

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College Meltdown 3.0 Could Start Earlier (And Be Worse) Than Planned

Higher Education Inquirer

Since 2016, the Higher Education Inquirer has documented the College Meltdown as a series of demographic and business trends making US higher education of decreasing value to working-class and middle-class folks. Public opinion about higher education and the value of higher education has been waning.

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FAFSA fail creates “state of emergency” in West Virginia

University Business

The state of emergency he declared Wednesday allows students to qualify for the state’s largest financial aid programs—including the Promise Scholarship and the Higher Education Grant Program—without filling out the FAFSA application. Jim Justice to take action on financial aid. 1, the Times added.

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

Employers, government, and adults all believe it’s needed, and it has financial benefits for all. Yet nearly 40 million people from the age of 18-64 started higher education and did not complete one degree. Paths to Explore by Higher Education, Corporate, and Government. Higher Education.