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The FAFSA Overhaul Is Done. The Cleanup Is Not
The redesigned federal aid form survived its disastrous first cycle — but aid-award timing and small-college enrollment effects are still working through the system.
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The FAFSA Overhaul Is Done. The Cleanup Is Not
The redesigned federal aid form survived its disastrous first cycle — but aid-award timing and small-college enrollment effects are still working through the system.
Careers
Employers dropped the degree requirement — hiring barely moved — Careers
A widely cited Harvard Business School–Burning Glass Institute study of more than 11,000 roles found the skills-based hiring boom changed job postings far more than it changed who actually got hired.
Business News
University of Pittsburgh wins Tax Section’s National Tax Moot Court Competition
University of Pittsburgh wins Tax Section ’ s National Tax Moot Court Competition University of Pittsburgh School of Law Moot Court team members Dustin Foley , from the left , Nina Wiramidjaja , and Luke Kastenhuber . The team won Best Oral Argument , Final Round , and Kastenhuber won
EdTech
Pavlo Kostyuk on the UNITED24 platform: “Such support is evidence that the world is on the side of truth”
He thanked the ambassadors of the platform and the efforts of donors . He said that the funds raised by them were used to purchase drones , marine drones , anti-drone systems , demining equipment , incubators for premature babies , ambulances , as well as to rebuild 26 bridges
Guides
What Parents Should Know About the New FAFSA Timeline
The FAFSA — the federal form that gates nearly all college aid — now opens each October for the following fall, but the 2024 redesign delayed aid offers by months, and families should plan around the confusion it left behind.
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Student Loan Repayment, 2009 to 2019
Recent changes to the federal student loan program will affect student loan borrowing , repayment , and debt . Payments on student loans , which were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic , restarted in October 2023 . A new repayment plan introduced in August 2023 will significantly reduce interest accrual
EdTech
Exclusive: New chaperones, tutors and tutors for UK productions revealed
Source : Subject 's ownArlene De Cruz The UK 's Children 's Production Support Hub ( CPSH ) has launched a register of chaperones and tutors to help film and TV productions hire these roles without agents charging illegal commission . The Hub describes Industry Standard Chaperones and Tutors (
EdTech
What 'evidence-based' actually means when an edtech vendor says it
Under federal law there are four tiers of evidence, and most sales decks are quoting tier IV — the tier that means 'a logic model.'
Guides
Scholarship applications for high school seniors
Education fosters confidence , inspiration and motivation . Miami-Dade County 's Office of Neighborhood Safety is awarding 75 scholarships , in the amount of $ 2,500 each , to be paid directly to colleges or universities on behalf of the scholarship recipients . The Peace & Prosperity Empowerment Through Education
Education News
FTC Acts to Stop Debt Relief Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Student Loan Borrowers
The Federal Trade Commission has stopped the operators of a scheme that it says tricked financially strapped consumers seeking student loan relief into paying hundreds of dollars in junk fees . The operators often targeted Spanish-speaking consumers in Puerto Rico , pretended to be affiliated with the Department of Education