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actionman38Productions<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> You said it!. I know, right? They said they were going to take away <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> out loud 6 years ago. Now people in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a> that voted republican losing their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grant</span></a> + <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scholarships</span></a>.</p>
Joseph Riparian 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Department of Education FAFSA changes are open for public comment. The changes include: requiring trans students to misgender themselves; removing the nonbinary option on forms. Comment period ends *April 7 2025*, and comments are publicly visible. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransKids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/04/2025-02191/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-2026-2027-free-application-for-federal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">federalregister.gov/documents/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/04/2025-02191/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request-2026-2027-free-application-for-federal</span></a></p><p>added explanatory link: <br><a href="https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/electronic-announcements/2025-02-18/implementation-updated-fafsa-question-11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-c</span><span class="invisible">enter/library/electronic-announcements/2025-02-18/implementation-updated-fafsa-question-11</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heidilifeldman</span></a></span> they already have at least 3 years of returns on every <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmer</span></a> who applied for cost share <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fafsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fafsa</span></a> application has all kinds of income data. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vaLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaLoans</span></a>.</p>
Odin Halvorson<p><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/diversity/race-ethnicity/2025/02/15/trump-admin-threatens-rescind-federal-funds-over-dei?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Default-NonImage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">insidehighered.com/news/divers</span><span class="invisible">ity/race-ethnicity/2025/02/15/trump-admin-threatens-rescind-federal-funds-over-dei?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Default-NonImage</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Political</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ideas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colleges</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p>I see a great deal of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BITCHING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BITCHING</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> suspending loans and grants <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a>. Yet, it amazes me that the voting block that uses <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> is the block that is the least participatory in voting and democracy. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IHaveZeroSympathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IHaveZeroSympathy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouDeserveWhatYouGot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouDeserveWhatYouGot</span></a></p>
Jeff Phillips<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VOANews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>VOANews</span></a></span> Yikes! After the FASFA debacle last year, another period of uncertainty over financial aid for college students could push some private colleges over the edge. Not good. <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/fafsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fafsa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/college" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>college</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>Have you ever wondered about the relevance of Greek myth to life in the 21st century USA?<br>The image on this hydria might help you, be you student or contributor, make sense of FAFSA, CSS, financial aid in general... <br> <br>Herakles &amp; the Lernaean Hydra (Illustration) - World History Encyclopedia</p><p><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2845/herakles--the-lernaean-hydra/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">worldhistory.org/image/2845/he</span><span class="invisible">rakles--the-lernaean-hydra/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/GreekMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreekMythology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Herakles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Herakles</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hydra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hydra</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USHigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FinancialAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialAid</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a></p>
Ricardo Harvin<p>It hit me last night that I should look into taking classes at a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CommunityCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityCollege</span></a>.</p><p>After checking offerings and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tuition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuition</span></a> costs 🤯😱, I just submitted a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FinancialAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialAid</span></a> form to see what I might get, even though it's super late in the process for the fall <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/semesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>semesters</span></a> at my two local <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a>.</p>
Amanda B<p>Has anyone filled out the new <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/college" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>college</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>As the soft launch of 2024-25 FAFSA® form is underway, the form is available for short periods of time to ensure a better experience for students and families.</p><p>We will not share information submitted during this soft launch period with schools, states and scholarship organizations until the end of the month. </p><p>Applicants will have ample time to fill out the 2024-25 FAFSA and should not rush to complete the form immediately. If you visit the site during a planned pause, check back later to access the form.&nbsp;</p><p>Visit StudentAid.gov for more information on what to expect during the soft launch.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/studentaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>studentaid</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fafsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fafsa</span></a><br><a href="https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">studentaid.gov/announcements-e</span><span class="invisible">vents/fafsa-support</span></a></p>
Amanda B<p>So the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> has big changes this year! 😳</p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Research and advocacy for a simplified FAFSA becomes reality </p><p>Early in her career, Professor Susan Dynarski set her sights on simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (<a href="https://c.im/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a>), a form any student must file to receive a federal loan or Pell grant. </p><p>She and colleague Judith Scott-Clayton first quantified the unnecessary complexity of the FAFSA in a 2006 paper. They found that if you asked just four questions—including one on income and another on family structure—the answers could explain 90 percent of the variation in financial aid eligibility.<br> <br>“Literally the thing that had the greatest impact was showing that there were more questions in the FAFSA than in the 1040 Tax form,” said Dynarski in a 2018 interviewl.</p><p>Since 2006, Dynarski has revisited the research, written opinion articles, and testified before Congress about her findings.</p><p>Lamar Alexander, the now-retired Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, and former U.S. Secretary of Education took notice. Citing Dynarski’s research, Alexander made the case “to reduce the federal financial aid application to a form the size of a postcard.” He introduced a bill and then continued to push for legislation in the following years to simplify the form. </p><p>In the end, the FAFSA will be a bit longer than Dynarski or Alexander’s ideal, but it will still be shortened significantly. </p><p>Starting in 2023, the FAFSA will include just 33 questions from the original 108, and applicants will also be able to directly transfer tax information from the IRS. </p><p>👏👍<a href="https://c.im/tags/fafsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fafsa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/studentaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>studentaid</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/governmentforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governmentforms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessible</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/streamline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streamline</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/simplify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplify</span></a> 💪💕<br><a href="https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/dynarskis-research-and-advocacy-simplified-fafsa-becomes-reality" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021</span><span class="invisible">/dynarskis-research-and-advocacy-simplified-fafsa-becomes-reality</span></a></p>
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