Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The maximum Pell Grant award will remain at $7,395 for the 2024-25 school year, under a $79.1 billion bicameral, bipartisan budget signed by President Joe Biden Saturday. This maintains the $900 increase of the last two fiscal…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday that it began transmitting Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges over the weekend. The department said it has started sending larger batches of FAFSA applicant…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday released four new resources to help students with disabilities, their families and schools understand the civil rights protections guaranteed to students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies, and gastroesophageal…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank, is suing the U.S. Department of Education to release emails and records related to its decision to fine Grand Canyon University $37.7 million. The Education Department accused the…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it will reduce verification requirements this year for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid amid the rocky release of the updated form. The adjustments are intended to make it…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: International Education Corp., a for-profit college owner, agreed to oust two top executives to settle matters related to alleged violations of regulations that allow students without high school diplomas or GEDs to receive federal financial…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it plans to send federal financial aid personnel to lower-resourced colleges to help smooth the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The Education Department released…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it won’t transmit information from students who filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to colleges until the first half of March, further shortening the…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education confirmed Wednesday that it plans to adjust key metrics for determining how much aid students qualify for when they fill out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether the University of Pennsylvania’s legacy admissions policies constitute racial discrimination under federal law. Last month, a complaint was filed against the university’s admissions practices that give preference…