There are 7 article(s) tagged FAFSA:

• August 2024

  • College admissions officers crossing fingers for new FAFSA

    “This affects millions, millions of people in our country. The stakes are high because the ripple is wide,” said one local career adviser. 

    By Jane Roberts August 08, 2024

• July 2024

  • TN tops US in financial-aid forms, but many high schools lag behind

    Two Frayser high schools increased financial-aid application completion rates this year, bucking state and district trends. But more students still need to fill out the form for college.

    By Laura Testino July 17, 2024

• April 2024

  • Amid FAFSA problems, Memphis students file for college aid

    A number of application workshops have popped up in the wake of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024-2025 FAFSA relaunch earlier this year.

    By Kambui Bomani, The Associated Press April 19, 2024

• February 2024

  • Financial aid or not? Delays in FAFSA rollout ripple through region

    “This is the biggest change in the financial aid field in 30-40 years,” said Andrew Linn, head of U of M office of financial aid and scholarships. 

    By Jane Roberts February 26, 2024

• August 2022

  • Opinion: Growth creates opportunity for Memphis workforce

    Our economy is on the precipice of historic growth and it is critical that we develop an ecosystem that creates upward mobility for all, says the Greater Memphis Chamber’s president for workforce development.

    By Amity Schuyler August 23, 2022

• October 2019

  • Alexander bill aims to shorten students’ financial aid form

    U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has introduced legislation to shorten and simplify the federal financial aid application for prospective college students, a measure being supported in Tennessee and nationwide.

    By Sam Stockard October 28, 2019

• April 2019

  • Alexander: Shorter FAFSA application will help 400,000 Tennessee families

    The students we most want to help are often the ones most intimidated by this federal form. The former president of Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis said he believes that he lost 1,500 students each semester because the complicated FAFSA discouraged students and their families from applying.

    By Lamar Alexander April 21, 2019