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DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman announced at Wednesday’s University Council meeting that, barring any other issues, financial aid packages should be sent out to first-year students by the end of next week and to returning students within the next couple of weeks. Freeman gave a presentation about NIU’s budget along with its deficit and...

Citing issues with the federal government’s rollout of a new application for student aid, Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and suspended a requirement that college-bound high school seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to receive state financial aid, including the Promise Scholarship and the […]

Since Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over the federal student aid form fiasco, state higher education officials have identified thousands of students who will be able to receive in-state financial help. A botched federal rollout of a new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) has put applications in limbo. The post Justice’s FAFSA state of emergency already helping students qualify for financial aid appeared first on West Virginia Watch.

The Department of Education implements a temporary fix for the FAFSA, allowing mixed-status families to complete the form more easily. Read to learn more.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona condemned antisemitic protests at colleges; Senate Republicans push for stronger action, citing discrimination concerns. Read to learn more.

Nearly 70% of seniors at Aspen High School had reported committing to a college by the national decision day, May 1, said post-secondary counselor Karen Hawkes at a May 1 Aspen School District Board of Education meeting.

Students are frustrated that they are still waiting to learn if they qualify for federal student aid.

Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities have joined the Montana Quality Education Association in a suit to stop a school voucher bill in the state. Montana is the latest to enact a plan allowing parents to pay private school tuition with public money. Senate Bill 393 is much more narrowly focused than Educational Savings Accounts in other states. ...

With many students and proud parents announcing what college they are going to next year, their excitement is being hampered by questions that continue to dog..

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that’s supposed t