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Topic: Pell Grant
The legislation signed into law also includes Alexander’s bipartisan higher education proposals, which significantly simplifies the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by reducing its 108 questions to a maximum of 36 questions, restores the ability for incarcerated individuals to get a Pell Grant, reinstates Pell Grant eligibility for students who have been defrauded, forgives the outstanding debt of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that received loans under the federal HBCU Capital Financing Loan Program, and removes certain unnecessary regulations and aid limitations on institutions of higher education and students. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander reports Senate to vote on Higher Education BillSenate and House Education Committee Leaders Announce Funding Bill Will Simplify FAFSA, Forgive Debt for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Restore Pell Grants for Incarcerated Students
The legislative package would significantly simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by reducing its 108 questions to a maximum of 36 questions, restore the ability for incarcerated individuals to get a Pell Grant, reinstate Pell Grant eligibility for students who have been defrauded, forgive outstanding debt of Historically Black Colleges and Universities that received loans under the federal HBCU Capital Financing Loan Program, and remove certain unnecessary regulations and aid limitations on institutions of higher education and students. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
This Week at APSU: Feed a Gov gives Food to Austin Peay Students in need
But those students must visit www.apsu.edu/feed-a-gov this week to fill out a survey to make sure they are added to the program.
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Lamar Alexander says Finish Fixing the FAFSA, This Year
“Twenty million students and their families are in the middle of what is likely the strangest first semester of college in a century,” Alexander continued. “Almost everything has changed for students – except for one thing – students still have to answer 108 questions on the dreaded FAFSA form.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Chairman Lamar Alexander says Senate Legislation Will Keep Paychecks Coming For Workers, Help Relieve Financial Burdens for Americans Hurt by COVID-19Bipartisan provisions from Senate HELP Committee will be included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that the Senate will soon consider
“The government has shut down the economy for the public health, so the Senate is responsible for taking steps to help families, workers and business who have been hurt by the outbreak of COVID-19,” Senator Alexander said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander, Doug Jones Introduce Bill to Simplify the FAFSA
“The 108-question FAFSA is one of the biggest challenges low-income students who want to go to college face,” Alexander, chairman of the Senate education committee, said. “Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam told me that Tennessee has the highest rate of filling out the FAFSA, but it is still the single biggest impediment to more students enrolling in Tennessee Promise, our state’s free, two-year community college program.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
APSU awarded over $140,000 from THEC to Improve Campus Climate for Increased Degree Attainment
The $800,000 in funding through the Institutional Outcome Improvement Fund Grant will assist institutions in growing student outcomes in areas such as credit hour progression and degree completion. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Tennessee House Of Representatives pass Fiscally Conservative Balanced BudgetBudget cuts taxes, fully funds education, moves an additional $73.5 million to Rainy Day Fund
The $33.3 billion budget cuts taxes, puts $73.5 million in the state’s Rainy Day Fund, improves our educational system, and provides an even better environment for businesses to grow and for jobs to flourish. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
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