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Legislation and regulations
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Department to offer webinars on new distance education regulations
April 01, 2021
Since online education will likely be a part of higher education beyond the pandemic, it’s probably a good idea to learn about new distance education regulations to be implemented later this year.
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Goodbye to IFAP; Hello to FSA Partner Connect
April 01, 2021
I can’t say that I won’t miss the IFAP website.
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COD improvements, outage planned for March 19-21
March 18, 2021
If you really don't want to work over the weekend, you have a good reason not to do so.
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Preparing for the launch of FSA Partner Connect
March 18, 2021
Financial aid professionals who routinely go the Information for Financial Aid Professionals website to research regulations, review updates, or find training will have that routine shaken up somewhat with the launch of a new website later this month.
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Federal Student Aid to debut new website portal this month
March 04, 2021
Financial aid professionals will soon be adding another federal website to their list of bookmarked sites.
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Applying for federal financial aid will be different, but hopefully easier, in the future
March 01, 2021
Students attending college in the 2023-24 academic year will see a shorter, simpler form when applying for federal financial aid.
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Deadline extended for Department of Education mandatory software upgrade
February 18, 2021
Postsecondary institutions accessing federal Department of Education websites have been given a little more time to install a mandatory software upgrade.
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New Guide available to help with upcoming verification process
February 18, 2021
The financial aid verification process is not easy and so it's good to know that the Department of Education guide to help financial aid professionals with the process.
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ED announces new Open Data Platform
February 09, 2021
A new website offered by the Department of Education may make it a little easier to find data on a variety of education topics.
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Financial aid professionals receive professional judgment reminder
February 04, 2021
Although financial aid professionals may not have needed the reminder, it's still good to see it again in writing that the Department of Education recognizes the increased need for professional judgement in determining financial aid for students.
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Mapping Your Future offers verification resources
February 04, 2021
Verification of FAFSA data is a big task for financial aid professionals.
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2021-22 Verification worksheets released
January 21, 2021
Mapping Your Future recently released the 2021-22 verification worksheets provided to assist schools in collecting information they need from students to complete the verification process.
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Learning about verification at your own pace
January 21, 2021
Learning about financial aid verification can get very overwhelming very quickly, and that should make the Department of Education's new self-paced verification training course very appealing.
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More "Ability to Benefit" questions and more answers
January 21, 2021
As interest in career pathway programs has increased, so have the questions about federal financial aid for the programs.