Mississippi has a financial aid program designed to specifically exclude the lowest-income students.
Financial Aid
Posted inColorado
CU Boulder and CSU Fort Collins push enrollment deadlines amid FAFSA delays
The U.S. Department of Education switched to a new FAFSA form this year, but the rollout has been slow and problematic.
Posted inMississippi
Mississippi spends less on college grant aid than nearly every Southern state
Mississippi spends less money on college financial aid programs than almost every state in the Southern region.
Posted inTexas
Workaround to FAFSA glitch allows Texas students from immigrant families to apply for college aid
The workaround is meant to help students meet schools’ application deadlines. College counselors say it will lead to more work and confusion.
Posted inMile Markers
Rural students and the messy FAFSA rollout
Rural students have struggled in recent years to fill out the Free Application for Student Aid, a key indicator for college-going among high schoolers.
Posted inChicago
An unresolved glitch keeps students with immigrant parents out of the new FAFSA
College hopefuls with undocumented parents worry the issue threatens their ability to afford school.
Posted inMississippi
House committee passes bill expanding college financial aid to adult, part-time students
Under House Bill 994, adult, part-time and low-income college students would be able to receive the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant.
Posted inOhio
Problems with revamped FAFSA financial aid form have some colleges delaying admissions deadlines
But as of now, Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University is among colleges holding to the traditional May 1 cutoff for students to commit to a school.
Posted inThe Dispatch
The Dispatch: FAFSA turmoil continues across the country
The number of FAFSAs submitted so far this year is 57% lower than 2023, a sign of problems with the new online form.
Posted inChicago
Brenda Brooks dropped out of college 40 years ago. Federal rules mean she can’t afford to go back.
Back at Chicago State University at age 60, she found out her decades-old GPA disqualifies her from receiving federal loans or grants.