US Education Department releases plan to help students following delay of new FAFSA form
INSIDE HIGHER ED — More than a month after the Education Department’s rocky launch of its new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the agency on Monday detailed new plans to support colleges struggling to accommodate a series of delays and hitches. But the plan didn’t go as far as many college and university administrators were hoping.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions last June fueled heated debates and raised questions about the distribution of opportunities to attend highly selective education institutions.
Read More about Opinion: Following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, students should look beyond ‘elite’ schoolsHow admissions deadlines have been affected by the delay of new FAFSA form
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A week after the Education Department announced that colleges and universities would not receive student financial aid information until mid-March, institutions are beginning to adjust their own timelines accordingly.
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THOMSON REUTERS — The latest Thomson Reuters 2024 Report on the State of the US Legal Market surveys a sector that’s still feeling aftershocks from the tectonic shifts of the past decade.
Read More about A look innovations in legal technologyNew Mexico to adopt NextGen bar exam in 2027
KRQE NEWS — New Mexico is joining a dozen other jurisdictions moving to a new bar exam for would-be lawyers.
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NALP FOUNDATION — The NALP Foundation announces today the release of its newest research report: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Key Factors Driving Law Firm Associate Retention.
Read More about NALP Foundation study looks at factors driving law firm associate retentionABA to oppose laws that ban teaching about race
REUTERS — The American Bar Association’s policymaking body is poised to take a public stand on Monday against laws that bar teaching about race or gender, as well as bans on books that cover those subjects.
Read More about ABA to oppose laws that ban teaching about raceBloomberg Law highlights law schools using immersive experiences to teach students
BLOOMBERG LAW — With the advent of the NextGen bar exam on the way, the focus on developing necessary lawyering skills is paramount for law students and law schools. But even after three years of studying law, many new law grads feel ill-equipped and lacking the necessary practical skills to be successful lawyers.
Read More about Bloomberg Law highlights law schools using immersive experiences to teach studentsNearly half of law school students enroll with undergraduate debt
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The average debt among law students enrolled in 2019-20 averaged $27,000, according to AccessLex Institute’s newest update to the Legal Education Data Deck.
Read More about Nearly half of law school students enroll with undergraduate debtUtah Supreme Court approves use of NextGen Bar Exam in July 2028
KSL — Future Utah lawyers will be using a newer evolution of the bar exam, beginning in July 2028.
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