White House releases new proposal for student loan debt forgiveness
NPR — NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about President Biden’s latest student loan debt forgiveness plan.
Read More about White House releases new proposal for student loan debt forgivenessHispanic students represent the majority of the nation’s growth in college degrees
NBC NEWS — Latinos are making substantial strides in college degree attainment, according to a report released Tuesday.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids.
Read More about How Kentucky is bucking a trend and supporting college degrees for its rural residentsUS House Committee hosts hearing on delays and issues with new FAFSA application
INSIDE HIGHER ED — While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.
Read More about US House Committee hosts hearing on delays and issues with new FAFSA applicationHow tuition increases at universities affect students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For years, headlines have warned that the cost of attending college would eventually exceed $100,000-a-year at some institutions.
Read More about How tuition increases at universities affect studentsStudents and their families discuss the impact of FAFSA application delays
NBC NEWS — Travelers eager to witness history flooded into the path of totality in a last-minute travel crunch on Sunday. The excitement reached a new height, with some prepared to mark the occasion with food, drinks, tattoos and even marriage.
Read More about Students and their families discuss the impact of FAFSA application delaysUniversities request more time to meet reporting requirements following delay in federal student aid forms
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As colleges and universities scramble to process student financial aid applications and send out award letters, institutions want more time to comply with reporting requirements in the Education Department’s new gainful employment and financial value transparency rule.
Read More about Universities request more time to meet reporting requirements following delay in federal student aid formsA calculation error on federal student aid forms is causing additional delays
PBS NEWS HOUR — Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications.
Read More about A calculation error on federal student aid forms is causing additional delaysCollege applicants consider the discussion of race in college essays following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
STAR TRIBUNE — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought admissions offices wanted to hear. About being the daughter of immigrants from Ghana and growing up in a small apartment in Chicago. About hardship and struggle.
Read More about College applicants consider the discussion of race in college essays following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative actionNew York State aims to make college mergers easier
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New York is poised to make it easier for its private nonprofit colleges to merge with institutions in other states.
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