Subcommittee on Higher Education. The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing entitled fafsa fail, examining impacts to students, family and schools. There comes a time for students across america to apply for college. The free application for federal student aid, fafsa, is a critical tool. For many, fafsa is the only access to Postsecondary Education and opens doors and provides Financial Assistance to individuals seeking to pursue academic conditions with regards to their background. In 2020 legislators and policymakers sought to make the process even more accessible by passing the fafsa simplification act. With the financial burden of colleges each year, it was incredibly important the form ease the fafsa for families. The new law streamlines the long and complex application process and in some cases the students could see the number of questions on the form shrink from 818 from 103 on the previous fafsa applicat
Subcommittee on Higher Education. The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing entitled fafsa fail, examining impacts to students, family and schools. There comes a time for students across america to apply for college. The free application for federal student aid, fafsa, is a critical tool. For many, fafsa is the only access to Postsecondary Education and opens doors and provides Financial Assistance to individuals seeking to pursue academic conditions with regards to their background. In 2020 legislators and policymakers sought to make the process even more accessible by passing the fafsa simplification act. With the financial burden of colleges each year, it was incredibly important the form ease the fafsa for families. The new law streamlines the long and complex application process and in some cases the students could see the number of questions on the form shrink from 818 from 103 on the previous fafsa applicat
Responding to the World Refugee crisis. Two palestinians have been shot. A majority ultra orthodox area west of jerusalem, one has died. 53 palestinians have been killed. Witnesses say the two men were trying to stab people at a bus stop. Nine israelis died since the violence began. Well cross to mike hanna. What more do we know about this incident . Well, once again what we see is the continuation of the series of sporadic attacks that happen within israel proper and occupied territory. What we also see, as well, is a level of panic that occurs, an those maintaining security from doing so. Theres a massive intensification in security in jerusalem, yet the attacks continue, and what you see too is Police Deployed on to the streets to bolster the forces of the sorry, the Army Deployed on to the streets, and a situation where theres mistaken yited, a jewish israeli killed by soldiers, because hes mistaken for a palestinian attacker. Thats mixture of intensification of security, which doe
Ends months of speculation ruling out a white house run. [ piano music ] the winning performance as 21yearold from south key kor south korea win with us the worlds most prestigious competitions. Its another day of deadly attacks between israelis and palestinians. Four people have been killed in the latest incident a jewish israeli man was shot dead by Israeli Forces after he allegedly attacked them. Well, earlier on wednesday three palestinians were killed in the west bank. One was shot and killed in ramallah after allegedly attacking a soldier with a knife. The Palestinian Health Ministry Said that the other died from suffocation from tear gas. The u. N. Chief ban kimoon met with palestinian president Mahmood Abbas in ramallah. Elsewhere, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet u. S. Secretary of state john considejohn kerry on thursday. So far this month 53 palestinians and 9 vows have been killed in israel and the occupied territories. Stephanie dekker has more on the days devel
Mexicos Pacific Coast get ready for what could be the biggest hurricane in the regions history. It really is food for thought. A new museum in london is devoted to what we eat. First to south africa where thousands of students are trying to storm the seat of government in pretoria. They were held back by riot police who fired stun grenades and water cannon at the crowd, the students protesting a planned fee hike next year. President jacob zuma plans to address the protestors, meeting them inside the Union Building. We are live in pretoria. Is the situation calmed down a bit now . June the situation has calmed down significantly in the last half hour, only after riot Police Used Tear Gas to disperse students here outside the Union Building as they were trying to push through a fence leading to the seat of power here in pretoria. Now, theyve slowly trickled back into the grounds in anticipation of president jacob zuma addressing students and the nation on what the government is calling a