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Fewer 18-year-olds are enrolling as college freshmen this fall

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 23, 2024
This decline in freshmen is particularly notable at four-year schools — less so at community colleges — and there are a number of reasons for it.
This year, a FAFSA revision came with months-long delays that left some students frustrated or with fewer options.
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Brenda Brooks dropped out of college 40 years ago. Federal rules mean she can’t afford to return.

by Lisa Kurian Philip
Feb 29, 2024
Now 60, she learned that her decades-old GPA disqualifies her from receiving federal loans or grants.
Brooks started college in the 1980s as a young adult with two small children. Like 40 million other Americans, she didn't finish.
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Revised FAFSA could simplify a dreaded rite of passage for students

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 29, 2023
It’s intended to make the process of getting financial aid less painful.
Over 40% of high school seniors didn’t submit the FAFSA last year, according to the National College Attainment Network.
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Welfare reform, through the eyes of two women

by Amy Scott
Aug 15, 2016
The "work first" approach made pursuing a college degree much harder.
Patricia Edwards, 49, attended Baltimore City Community College and Elana Gamble, 53, was a community college student in Maryland.
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How one Chicago high school built a college culture

by Amy Scott
Oct 16, 2015
College access is part of everyone's job at George Washington High School.
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