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Congress reaches deal on Covid relief, major higher education changes

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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Weekly Education: Coronavirus special edition. Each week, we will explore how the pandemic is reshaping and upending education as we know it across the country, from pre-K through grad school. We will explore the debates of the day, new challenges and talk to movers and shakers about whether changes ushered in now are here to stay. ....

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What the congressional spending bill could mean for higher education

Congress could simplify FAFSA, expand Pell Grant access in spending measure
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An omnibus spending bill could include measures to streamline the federal student aid application process and expand eligibility for Pell Grants.
A year-end federal spending package to keep the government running could increase access to federal student aid as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil college enrollment.
The $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill includes higher education provisions to streamline the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, and expand eligibility for Pell grants, a form of aid for families typically earning less than $60,000 a year. ....

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Congress Close To Deal On FAFSA, Prison Pell Grants, HBCUs : NPR

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In a bipartisan effort, Congress is close to a deal to simplify the federal financial aid form, or FAFSA, a major policy goal of retiring Republican senator Lamar Alexander.
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U.S. lawmakers have announced an agreement on a handful of higher education measures that would provide meaningful help to marginalized students, students of color and many of the schools that serve them. The aid is part of a broad new set of legislation, meant to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2021. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the proposed changes this week. ....

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Congress could simplify FAFSA, expand Pell grant access in spending bill

Congress could simplify FAFSA, expand Pell grant access in spending bill
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UNCF Achieves "Transformational Outcomes" for HBCUs, Inspired by Black Voices Cut Short

UNCF Achieves “Transformational Outcomes” for HBCUs, Inspired by Black Voices Cut Short
Final efforts, spurred by UNCF convincing Congress of racial inequality in country, can turn institutions around, relieve debt in bleak COVID period
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today, Congress released details of the FY 2021 appropriations bills and the coronavirus relief stimulus. After much lobbying by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) on behalf of all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the students they serve, the following items, among others, are included in the legislation to fund the government for the rest of FY 2021 and provide emergency relief from the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), having the ability to make transformative change on HBCU campuses: ....

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