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Nonilex<p>Since those talks started, the Depts of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> both opened challenges to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accreditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accreditation</span></a>, which could someday jeopardize the ability of Harvard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> to receive federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentAid</span></a>. And <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> has served subpoenas to Harvard w/sprawling demands that included payroll records, years of disciplinary files &amp; any videos <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> had of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalStudents</span></a> protesting on campus since 2020.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a></p>
Nazani<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StudentAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentAid</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FAFSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAFSA</span></a> <br><a href="https://virginiamercury.com/2025/04/15/virginia-braces-for-changes-to-student-aid-programs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">virginiamercury.com/2025/04/15</span><span class="invisible">/virginia-braces-for-changes-to-student-aid-programs/</span></a></p>
Lisa Gets Politik<p>Elon has now taken the department of education</p><p>Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.</p><p>Source: Alt National Park. They are providing real time updates to the current takeover. </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <br><a href="https://union.place/tags/AltNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltNationalPark</span></a><br><a href="https://union.place/tags/StudentAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentAid</span></a><br><a href="https://union.place/tags/DeptofEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeptofEd</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>And roughly 20 people w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, have begun working inside the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept, looking to cut spending &amp; staff….</p><p>At least some DOGE staffers have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, the people said, including a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialAid</span></a> dataset that contains the personal information for millions of students enrolled in the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentAid</span></a> program.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</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" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/studentaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentaid</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fafsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fafsa</span></a><br><a href="https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support" rel="nofollow noopener" 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>
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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>fafsa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/studentaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentaid</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/governmentforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governmentforms</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessible</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/streamline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streamline</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/simplify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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>