Eventually, 100,000 students annually could receive the funds for short-term training programs.
Financial Aid
Posted inWisconsin
Federal financial aid for career training is here. When will Wisconsinites benefit?
State officials say it could take years for students to access Workforce Pell grants, with aid initially available only to students in a handful of carefully scrutinized programs.
Posted inMississippi
Nearly 27,000 Mississippi college students may see state support shrink as financial aid programs face shortfall
State officials say foster youths, low-income students and teachers seeking loan repayment assistance could be affected unless lawmakers provide additional funding. The Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment Program will not award money this year for the first time since it was created in 2021.
Posted inChicago
A quarter million student borrowers in Illinois need a new repayment plan. What to know as SAVE plan ends
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers in Illinois, and millions more nationwide, need to select a new student loan repayment plan if they don’t want to end up on a more expensive plan by default.
Posted inCalifornia
The federal government is offering new job-training grants. California says it’s not ready yet
The federal government is set to expand financial aid for students in short-term job training programs starting July 1, but Californians may have to wait until the fall to benefit because of administrative and regulatory challenges.
Posted inSan Antonio
Federal student loan changes cause delays, recalculations and uncertainty for students and universities
“Students are already doing their [enrollment and housing] deposits and they’re moving into that status and it’s kind of scary that they’re giving deposits without knowing what their full financial aid picture is like.”
Posted inTexas
New hearing sought in fight over Texas law that gave undocumented students in-state tuition
Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.
Posted inCalifornia
California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid
After a spike in fraudulent applications to California’s community colleges, school officials say they are getting better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.
Posted inSan Antonio
San Antonio teachers now get dual-credit credentials tuition free at St. Mary’s University. Here’s how it works.
Seventeen local high school teachers were the first to complete a tuition-free program created to increase access to dual credit courses across San Antonio high schools.
Posted inColorado
Regis University officials sound the alarm on Colorado budget that ‘punishes’ private college students
Colorado lawmakers are pausing $14.1 million in state funding that flows to private colleges and universities.