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      <title>The FAFSA Overhaul Is Done. The Cleanup Is Not</title>
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      <title>How School Funding Actually Works: Title I and State Formulas</title>
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      <title>Alternative Certification Now Trains 18 Percent of US Teachers</title>
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      <title>NAEP Long-Term Trend 2026: Nine-Year-Olds Gain While Teen Scores Stall</title>
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      <title>FCC Review Puts $3 Billion in School Internet Funding on the Table</title>
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      <title>Education Department Offers One Percent Rate Cut for Auto Pay Enrollment</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Federal student loan borrowers who enroll in auto pay by September 30, 2026 get a full 1 percent interest rate cut through June 2028, the Education]]></description>
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      <title>Workforce Pell Final Rule Takes Effect July 1 for Short-Term Programs</title>
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      <title>How College Accreditation Works and Why It Matters for Students</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how college accreditation controls federal financial aid eligibility and credit transfer, and how to verify any school's accreditation status before]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Zara Nasser</dc:creator>
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      <title>Proposed Rule Ties Federal Aid to Graduate Earnings Across All Sectors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The April 17, 2026 proposed rule links federal student aid to graduate earnings, using high school and bachelor's wage benchmarks across all college]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Treasury to Collect Defaulted Student Loans Under New Federal Partnership</title>
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      <title>Workforce Pell Proposed Rule Opens Aid to Short-Term Training Programs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Proposed rules issued March 6, 2026 would extend Pell Grants to short-term training programs of eight weeks or more in high-demand fields.]]></description>
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      <title>Education Department Pushes Title II Funds Toward Strategic Staffing Models</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A February 2026 Education Department letter says Title II, Part A funds may pay for strategic staffing models, differentiated pay, and teacher pipelines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Proposed Rule Would Cap Graduate Borrowing and Cut Repayment Plans to Two</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Education Department's January 2026 proposed rule ends Grad PLUS, caps graduate loans at $20,500 a year, and cuts repayment to two plans from July]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Department of Education rulemaking panel agreed on January 9, 2026 to tie federal student aid to graduate earnings across all higher education sectors.]]></description>
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