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Financial aid program at UAFS covers tuition, fees for eligible applicants

Times Record - Fort Smith 25 Mar 2025
Still, they must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the Arkansas Division of Higher Education Scholarship Application by the university’s admissions deadline.Eligibility Requirements.
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I’m Glad Harvard Expanded Aid. Now It’s Time To Increase Access.

The Harvard Crimson 25 Mar 2025
Despite a series of financial aid expansions over the last 20 years, a study from Harvard’s own Raj Chetty ‘00 found that only 4.5 percent of Harvard students come from the bottom twenty percent of the income distribution.
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GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education

Newsday 25 Mar 2025
Opponents say say block grants would allow states to redirect money away from student groups now targeted by the federal aid, including low-income students and English learners, and toward Republican priorities.
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GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education

The Enterprise-Tocsin 25 Mar 2025
Opponents say block grants would allow states to redirect money away from the students who most need the federal aid, including low-income students and English learners, and toward Republican priorities.
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Iowa pushes to take more control of federal education aid

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 25 Mar 2025
Opponents say block grants would allow states to redirect money away from the students who most need the federal aid, including low-income students and English learners, and toward Republican priorities.
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University students still go to lectures hungry: A problem 30 years after democracy

Mail Guardian South Africa 25 Mar 2025
NSFAS, established in 1996 and revamped in 1999 to replace the Tertiary Education Fund of South Africa, is the largest student financial aid scheme in Africa, with a budget of more than R52 billion for the 2024-25 academic year.
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As crises grip colleges, more students than ever are set to enroll

Sun Sentinel 25 Mar 2025
Pell Grants and student loans ... The FAFSA, short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, has been working better so far this application season after a rough redesign of the application ... What does the affirmative action ban mean for students?.
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Kerala Assembly passes bill Private Universities Bill

Hindustan Times 25 Mar 2025
... migration of students from Kerala to foreign countries ... So when private universities come in, will students from aided and state-run colleges go there? The situation of such colleges may become weak.
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'Borrowers have zero power:' Trump moving student loans to SBA sparks concern, confusion

Fox31 Denver 25 Mar 2025
download all their payment history from the Federal Student Aid portal, screenshot any sort of tracking information if they are on a plan that allows for forgiveness at the end and reach out to members of Congress to help with their case.
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Area K’Nyaw students connect with roots on trip to Thailand

MinnPost 25 Mar 2025
Paw is one of five K’nyaw students, who, along with 13 other Bethel University students recently went to Thailand ... In Thailand, Bethel students were hosted by host families, which included fellow college-age students.
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CSU chancellor says key programs won't be immediately impacted by Dept. of Education cuts

Coloradoan 25 Mar 2025
... and critical function of the Department" and that "no employees working on core functions of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or student loan servicing were impacted by the RIF.".
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Chinese oil firm hands over renovated secondary school in South Sudan

China.dot.org 25 Mar 2025
"We also successfully implemented the first and second phases of the China-aided Technical Cooperation Project of Education in South Sudan, with millions of carefully compiled primary and secondary ...
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Middletown school leaders consider raising education taxes 10% to avoid school closings

app 25 Mar 2025
In recent years, the state Department of Education has reduced aid from Trenton to schools in many suburban communities, like Middletown, and insisted that local taxpayers shoulder a greater percentage of the costs to educate their students.
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AZ attorney general joins lawsuit over Trump's Education Department shutdown

Azcentral 25 Mar 2025
Student loans no longer handled by Education Department, Trump orders ... The Education Department provides funding for lower-income schools, special education and federal student aid for higher education.
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USC Imposes Hiring Limits, Budget Cuts as Questions Loom Over Federal Funding

The Epoch Times 25 Mar 2025
Last year, the university received about $1.35 billion in federal funding, including $650 million in student financial aid and $569 million for federally funded ...
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