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Department of Education news and regulations
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New funds to support students, institutions with greatest needs
January 20, 2022
Those with the greatest needs, including students, community colleges, and other institutions, will receive additional support with resources to reduce barriers to success in higher education.
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Webinar Wednesday Series for financial aid professionals
January 20, 2022
The learning never stops when it comes to doing our jobs – especially in financial aid where changes occur every day.
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Reminder issued about winter weather and impact on loan servicers
January 19, 2022
Although snow days have pretty much been eliminated thanks to technology, the Department of Education this week reminded the financial aid industry that some federal loan servicers may have to close during hazardous weather conditions.
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Updated tool for completing 2022-23 FAFSA verification
January 19, 2022
The job of financial aid professionals got just a little easier this week when the Department of Education released the 2022-2023 FAFSA Verification-IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix.
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2022-23 Verification worksheets released
January 13, 2022
Mapping Your Future recently released the 2022-23 verification worksheets provided to assist Member schools and schools in Sponsored states in collecting information they need from students to complete the verification process.
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Deadline approaching for waiver of campus-based program funds requirement
January 06, 2022
Institutions that participate in the federal campus-based programs have until January 21 to apply for a waiver of the non-federal share requirements.
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Federal Student Aid launching communications campaign to encourage students to complete the 2022-23 FAFSA
January 05, 2022
Students and parents, who have not yet completed the Renewal FAFSA for 2022-23 will soon receive a reminder email from Federal Student Aid.
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Educators invited to apply for School Ambassador Fellowship
January 04, 2022
Teacher, administrators, counselors, and other school leaders have an opportunity to join a national dialogue about education.
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Schools warned about conducting security exercises that include intellectual property
January 04, 2022
Postsecondary institutions should conduct exercises to help educate employees about security procedures, but the exercise itself should not violate government trademarks or copyrights.
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Department of Education updates EDExpress training
December 16, 2021
If you plan to work some over the holidays, it might be a good time to catch up on some professional development.
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Mapping Your Future review of top articles for 2021
December 16, 2021
Mapping Your Future strives to provide a variety of articles to benefit students, parents, high school counselors and educators, and financial aid professionals.
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Upcoming holiday schedules
December 16, 2021
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Department of Education outlines goals under Executive Order on customer experience
December 14, 2021
Students and parents should and will be able to expect a good customer experience when they interact with any federal agency, including the U.S. Department of Education, under a new executive order announced earlier this week.
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Updated Application and Verification Guide now available
December 02, 2021
It's that time of year again – when financial aid professionals' thoughts turn to the latest rules for verification.
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Dealing with FAFSA issues
November 30, 2021
Many of us know that feeling of frustration – you’re trying finish an online task, but it just doesn’t work.
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness Tool updated to help borrowers determine eligibility
November 30, 2021
Students who haven't checked their eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness lately may want to try again using the updated tool provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Department creates "Return to Repayment" toolkit
November 11, 2021
With a little more than two months before borrowers must resume repayment of their student loans, the Department of Education has prepared a communications toolkit for the industry.
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Huge challenges and responsibilities facing Federal Student Aid
October 28, 2021
A defining moment for FSA.
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Planned outages to impact financial aid application and repayment plan requests
October 28, 2021
If you want to make applying for financial aid as easy as possible, you may want to avoid completing the application during a few specific times in November.
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Seeing is understanding: New mockups of student aid report for training, presenting
October 25, 2021
For college access and financial aid professionals, explaining the 2022-23 Student Aid Report just got a little easier.