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FAFSA delays should put gainful employment on back burner, lawmakers say

FAFSA delays should put gainful employment on back burner, lawmakers say

Higher Ed Dive  Laura Spitalniak March 22, 2024 A bipartisan group of senators urged the Education Department to delay college reporting deadlines amid a shortened financial aid cycle. Dive Brief: Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing the U.S. Department of Education to delay implementation of its gainful employment […]

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How Perceptions of College Value Play Out on Social Media

How Perceptions of College Value Play Out on Social Media

Inside Higher Ed  Jessica Blake March 21, 2024 A scan of 13,000 social media comments discussing the value of going to college shows that 93 percent of them reflected negative or neutral views, a recent report finds. The study by Campus Sonar uses a research methodology known as social listening or social intelligence […]

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Another Delay for Revised TPS Expansion Guidance

Another Delay for Revised TPS Expansion Guidance

On Ed Tech Phil Hill March 20, 2024 The ever-changing plans from the Department of Education on display Two of the biggest questions in EdTech center around the plans for the US Department of Education (ED) and whether / when it will release revised guidance on two items targeting the […]

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On-The-Job Training Prevails as Students’ Disinterest in College Grows

On-The-Job Training Prevails as Students’ Disinterest in College Grows

The 74 Joshua Bay March 13, 2024 Four things to know about students’ rising interest in immediate employment and apathy towards a college degree. A new study has found more than 80 percent of high schoolers value on-the-job training over other postsecondary options, including a four-year degree — laying bare students’ interest […]

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Biden Seeks Another Pell Grant Increase, but Shortfall Looms

Biden Seeks Another Pell Grant Increase, but Shortfall Looms

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 12, 2024 The president’s latest proposed budget would boost the maximum Pell Grant by $750 for students at nonprofit private and public colleges. Whether and how Congress will pay for such an increase is unclear. President Biden wants $2.1 billion next fiscal year to […]

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