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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college. However, the reality is these institutional grants are not fairly distributed.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

4] Check Hispanic and Latino/a students accounted for nearly 46% of all undocumented students in higher education. [5] This report covers higher education data on Hispanic and Latino/a students. More than half of Hispanic and Latino/a students (51%) received federal grants in 2020. [7] Excelencia in Education.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $8 million to expand Early College programs, including a $60,000 Capacity Grant to support existing Early College programs at Franklin Cummings Tech and an additional $100,000 Planning Grant for the college to develop an Early College program in partnership with CityLab Innovation High School in Revere.

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BestColleges

JUNE 3, 2024

public higher education institutions. These students also qualify for Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant programs. Previously, students who were citizens of each country benefited from the Pell Grant, but only students from Palau qualified for FWS and FSEOG.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The pandemic intensified students' basic needs insecurity and increased racial and ethnic disparities in higher education, according to the report. Higher education is essential for creating a more equitable, prosperous, civic-minded, and healthy society, researchers said in the report.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

AAUP found that recent attacks on academic freedom and the politicization of higher education in the South have pushed professors to seek employment elsewhere. Approximately 38% of respondents said they have either applied for a job in higher education outside of their state since 2022 or plan to in the next hiring cycle.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 29, 2024

"There are many state and federal resources available to graduating high school students to help make a college education more affordable," Murphy said in a press release. Without filling out important applications, students could unknowingly be leaving money on the table that could have enabled them to pursue higher education.

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Ruffaloni

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Research indicates that Hispanic students are more likely to attend underfunded schools with fewer resources, resulting in limited access to quality education. Hispanic families experience higher levels of economic inequality compared to other ethnic groups.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. When this funding ended, only a handful of secondary education programs in federal and state prisons remained.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

.” The plan would offer debt relief to borrowers with an 80% chance or higher to default on their loans soon. Higher education stakeholders agreed to greenlight the proposal despite some points of disagreement. It also promises to create an application process for ongoing debt forgiveness.

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Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In the last few months, direct admissions programs at Niche, the College Board, and even state-run higher education programs have received renewed media attention. Supporters of direct admissions believe that participation in direct admission programs help more students see that a college education isn’t out of reach.

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Ruffaloni

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Lee was a remarkable leader who left a lasting mark on higher education and in our hearts. Lee had a lifelong dedication to higher education, both as a professional and as a student. I joined the company he co-founded nearly two decades ago, viewing it as the Olympic team of higher education consultants.

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BestColleges

MAY 13, 2024

House Bill 24-1340, also known as the Colorado Promise Act, would give students from families earning $90,000 or less annually a tax credit covering tuition and fees after grants and scholarships are used. Other Colorado Free Education Programs Some Colorado schools already offer free tuition to students under a certain income threshold.

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BestColleges

MAY 9, 2024

On May 6, Massachusetts senators announced MassEducate , a program that would give every state resident a tuition- and fee-free education at any state community college. MassEducate builds on MassGrant Plus , a tuition-free program for Pell Grant-eligible and middle-income college students. If the $75.5

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Admissions.Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Students with significant financial need may receive need-based aid in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and subsidized loans. Grants and scholarships do not need to be repaid, making them a form of “gift aid.” It aims to make higher education accessible to those with limited means.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

Harvard College recognizes the financial burdens of higher education and remains dedicated to supporting admitted students in their pursuit of knowledge and personal growth. In the regular decision cycle, 2.34% of applicants were granted acceptance. It is intriguing to note that around 6.7

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

"CDCR is proud to partner with CSUDH to further the Department's commitment in expanding 'grade school to grad school' opportunities and also strengthen collaborative efforts with California's public higher education system," CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber said in a press release. CSUDH President Thomas A. Inciting an Impact About 13.5%

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BestColleges

MARCH 3, 2023

The fossil fuel industry has leveraged corporate windfalls to gain influence across higher education by providing more than $675 million in funding to 27 top research universities, according to a new report by environmental activist groups.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The College Cost Transparency Initiative's standards include both total cost of attendance and an estimated net price for students after grants and scholarships. The College Cost Transparency Initiative, a task force composed of a broad coalition of higher education associations, announced Sept.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

EAB experts Caylie Privitere and Matthew McAloon examine the benefits to students and institutions from the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated persons who want to pursue a college education. Our guest today discuss the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students. Transcript [music] 0:00:11.6

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. The number of majors in the liberal arts has declined over the past half-century. ’ "It's a balancing act.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Tuition for students is free, courtesy of the Second Chance Pell Grant program. The link between education and recidivism is clear: the higher the education, the less likely the chance of recidivism, Dr. Charles Adams, Criminal Justice Department chair at Bowie State and co-director of the prison education initiative, told BestColleges.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The History and Importance of HBCUs HBCUs were established to provide educational opportunities for Black people, specifically formerly enslaved people who were denied access to higher education institutions that were exclusively white. Forbes reports that Black land-grant universities have been underfunded by $12.8

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Child Care Education Program (CCEP) won a research grant to fund student-parent fees for four years. The research grant focuses on enrolling single-parent, Pell Grant-eligible student-parents, but the CCEP team encourages all student-parents to apply.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 24, 2024

State and institutional deadlines for financial aid applications are fast approaching, so without a fix, these students could lose out on grants to help fund their college education. We are all — especially the students and families — waiting for the Department [of Education] to resolve this issue.

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Ruffaloni

MARCH 15, 2023

For students and families who are not accustomed to higher education’s rules and processes, this could be the moment that they decide higher education isn’t worth it. Even terms as simple as “grants” or “loans” are often misunderstood by families. That is a problem! The historically low jobless rate in the U.S.,

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BestColleges

JUNE 11, 2024

OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Edu, a customizable AI tool designed specifically for higher education. Despite concerns about data privacy , inherent bias, cheating, and plagiarism, higher education has begun embracing artificial intelligence (AI), including tools such as ChatGPT.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The school is unique among both Ivies and private colleges, with government land grants and multiple campuses. higher education — and the oldest. Cornell is both private and public, with in-state programs and government grants, while the other schools are entirely private.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This is the fourth installment in "Fostering College Success," a BestColleges News special report exploring the unique challenges students with experience in foster care face while pursuing higher education. Those with experience in foster care told BestColleges that higher education illuminates this privilege starkly.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 31, 2023

In the admitted class, 19% identify as first in their families to attend college and 20% are Pell Grant recipients. It is humbling that so many extraordinary young people from all around the globe chose NYU as the educational institution that might help them to achieve their academic and career goals.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The remaining 10 percent of the funds will be directed toward student hardship and other challenges associated with pursuing a degree in higher education. Far too often, hard-working individuals are forced to forgo their pursuit of higher education due to financial concerns.

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BestColleges

APRIL 13, 2023

Rewind to 2008, when Congress last reauthorized the Higher Education Act. When he got the grant, he said the state university system first encouraged him to take the funding to a local community college instead. The study found 149 higher education programs supporting students with intellectual disabilities in 39 states.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Financial aid information The cost of education is a major concern for all prospective students. Colleges can play a crucial role by offering comprehensive information about financial aid options, scholarships, and grants.

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BestColleges

MARCH 29, 2024

Note Reference [9] Right now, schools greatly need educators in specialized areas of teaching. Department of Education proposed a federal grant aimed at targeting this shortage. Note Reference [10] This federal grant awards eligible students up to $4,000 a year for their college education. Department of Education.

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BestColleges

MAY 21, 2024

Calculating the ROI of Higher Education The study, " Does College Pay Off? For one, it considers "counterfactual" earnings, or "what each student would have earned in a parallel universe where she did not pursue higher education," and does so for the "typical student in each program."

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StandOut College Prep

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

January Georgia Engineering Foundation Scholarship This grants students various awards ranging from $1,000 – $5,000 to those interested in the field of engineering that display academic excellence, financial need, and have a background in community service. citizens and have demonstrated financial need. Learn more here.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Earlier this year, the Department of Education reported that land grant, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 16 states have been underfunded by $12.6 A joint letter from the Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Board of Education. billion over the last 30 years.

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