By Marlene Seeklander When it comes to learning about financial aid, you can never have enough training tools available for staff. The Department of Education announced the release of mock-ups of the final version of the 2025-26 English and Spanish FAFSA Submission Summary. Schools and other interested organizations can use these as a training resource for
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Tip of the Week For your kindness If it weren’t for the kindness of friends and strangers, I am not sure where I would be. When I think about what I am thankful for this holiday season, I am aware of the many times someone helped me. Much of that help has come from family,
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By Marlene Seeklander The 2025-26 FAFSA is now officially available, 10 days before the Department of Education’s December 1 goal. The Department of Education made the announcement on November 21 that the online FAFSA form is available to all students and families at fafsa.gov. The Department is processing and sending FAFSA records to schools. The paper
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By Catherine Mueller Although completing the FAFSA is much easier for students and parents, it does help to prepare for some of the questions on the form. One of those questions is determining which parent or parents to invite to the FAFSA. Recently the U.S. Department of Education made its Parent Wizard available on StudentAid.gov to
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Tip of the Week ED releases 2025-26 College Financing Plan As you prepare for the 2025-26 award year, you may want to implement the new College Financing Plan template. The Department of Education recently announced the release of the 2025-26 College Financing Plan (CFP), formerly known as the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet, a tool that
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By Marlene Seeklander As you prepare for the 2025-26 award year, you may want to implement the new College Financing Plan template. The Department of Education recently announced the release of the 2025-26 College Financing Plan (CFP), formerly known as the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet, a tool that colleges can use to notify students about their
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By Marlene Seeklander For those higher education professionals managing their college’s Title IV funds checkbook, the job comes with some critical compliance duties. In a November 18 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education reminds schools of the general disbursement reporting, excess cash, and reconciliation requirements for all Title IV programs. The Department suggests that both the
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Early Awareness E-News November 18, 2024Special Edition The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to all students The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to anyone wanting to complete form – even though the beta-testing period is still underway.
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Higher Ed News Special Edition The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to all students The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to anyone wanting to complete form – even though the beta-testing period is still underway.
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By Catherine Mueller The 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to anyone wanting to complete form – even though the beta-testing period is still underway. Last week, the Department of Education announced that “building on successful testing results” this fall it would expand the online beta testing period to all users before officially releasing the form by
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