Financial Aid News

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• Louisiana Connect Helps High Schoolers Plan for College and Careers
• Opinion: The Forgotten Middle Class
• CSS Profile: How to Maximize Financial Aid
• Negotiators Struggle to Define Institutional TEACH Grant Eligibility Requirement
• 01-23: Reminder – Deadline for 2012-13 Underuse Penalty Waiver for the Campus-Based Programs is Feb. 10, 2012
• 01-23: 2012-13 COD Technical Reference (Jan. 2012 Update)
• The Future of Pell Grants
• Beware: Alternative Certification Is Coming
• California: Financial Aid for Students
• College Students Face Stiff Competition for Financial Aid

Louisiana Connect Helps High Schoolers Plan for College and Careers Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST "The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance is spreading the word about the new Louisiana Connect college access and career planning Web portal," the Town Talk reports. "'Louisiana Connect... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Opinion: The Forgotten Middle Class Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST "The Pell Grant Program, enacted in its earliest form in 1972, provides financial assistance to lower-income students who otherwise would not be able to afford college," California State University... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

CSS Profile: How to Maximize Financial Aid Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST "Financial aid season is upon us, and in addition to filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, the form that qualifies students for federal grants, loans and work-study... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Negotiators Struggle to Define Institutional TEACH Grant Eligibility Requirement Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Attempts to clarify the TEACH Grant requirement that an eligible institution provide a "high quality teacher preparation program" at the Teacher Preparation Negotiated Rulemaking committee meeting... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

01-23: Reminder – Deadline for 2012-13 Underuse Penalty Waiver for the Campus-Based Programs is Feb. 10, 2012 Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST As announced in the "Notice of the 2011-12 Award Year Deadline Dates for the Campus-Based programs," published in the Federal Register Feb. 2, 2011, the deadline to request a waiver of the 2012-13... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

01-23: 2012-13 COD Technical Reference (Jan. 2012 Update) Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST The Department of Education has posted the updated 2012-13 Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference. The 2012-13 COD Technical Reference contains development information for the... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

The Future of Pell Grants Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Jan. 23, 2011 - Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson write in the Chronicle of Higher Education's Innovations blog about NASFAA's forum on "The State of College Access" and the future of the Pell Grant... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Beware: Alternative Certification Is Coming Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST "The announcement of agreements between Burck Smith's StraighterLine and the Education Testing Service (ETS) and the Council on Aid to Education (CAE) to provide competency test materials to students... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

California: Financial Aid for Students Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST "The California Student Aid Commission is announcing the official start of the 2012 financial aid and Cal Grant application period. As part of the program, local high schools and community... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

College Students Face Stiff Competition for Financial Aid Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST "Several states have reduced scholarships or toughened eligibility criteria for financial aid," USA Today reports. "Eligibility for the maximum Pell grant, the largest source of federal financial... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

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