Paying for College
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how students and families finance college tuition, including through student loans, Pell Grants and other financial aid
College & Workforce Readiness
The New FAFSA Is a Major Headache. Some High Schools Are Trying to Help
High schools are scrambling to help students navigate what was supposed to be a simpler process.
College & Workforce Readiness
Explainer
Students With Undocumented Parents Have Hit a FAFSA Road Block. Here Are 3 Options
A FAFSA expert provides advice for a particularly vulnerable group of families.
College & Workforce Readiness
Amid a Rocky FAFSA Rollout, Ed. Dept. Offers Colleges More Flexibility
The changes are meant to free up colleges and universities to process aid forms more quickly and easily.
College & Workforce Readiness
In Wake of Hiccups and Tight Deadlines, Feds Beef Up Supports for Fledgling FAFSA
The newly designed Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, branded the "Better FAFSA," is prompting lots of frustration.
College & Workforce Readiness
Navigating Financial Assistance Can Be Tough. Not All Schools Offer Help
Outside resources are helping to fill in the gaps.
College & Workforce Readiness
The New FAFSA Is Finally Here. Sort of
Students filling out the newly designed FAFSA are encountering glitches and delays.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
To Help Students, One Company Has Unlocked $100 Million a Year in College Aid
A peer-based mentoring organization encourages high school seniors to apply to college and helps them receive financial aid.
College & Workforce Readiness
Q&A
The FAFSA Process Is Changing. Here's What You Need to Know
A college financial aid expert explains the newly designed FAFSA form, and why it's late this year.
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Merrimack alumna Isabel Fernandes was at a crossroads between pursuing a graduate degree and or continuing through K-12 studies.
Law & Courts
Supreme Court Rejects Student Loan Relief Plan
In a case watched by teachers, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s plan to relieve $400 billion in student debt.
College & Workforce Readiness
Video
How This Juneteenth Tradition Funds Scholarships for College-Bound Students
For nearly 50 years, an annual Juneteenth cake auction has celebrated emancipation and supported students' college dreams.
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For decades, Merrimack College has enjoyed a deep and fruitful partnership with Lawrence, Massachusetts, a city of more than 89,000 about five miles north of the College
Law & Courts
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Student Loan Relief: What Teachers Need to Know
The AFT and NEA remind the justices in briefs that teachers carry significant student debt and the pandemic made things worse.
College & Workforce Readiness
Many Students Don't Fill Out the FAFSA. Here's One Practice That Could Help
New data suggests that meeting with a school counselor could make a difference.