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Education Department's 'Emergency' Request For Pell Grant Survey Is Denied (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

"The White House's Office of Management and Budget has denied the Education Department's 'emergency' request for approval to immediately survey Pell Grant recipients who have transferred from one institution to another," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. "The [American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers] and several others representing traditional colleges opposed the department's request and questioned both its motive in pursuing the survey and its rationale for treating the matter as an emergency."
24 Jul 2008 13:07:54 GMT
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FSA Releases New Report: "Analysis Of Quality Assurance Program Sample Data: 2006-07"

ED's Office of Federal Student Aid released the report, "Analysis of Quality Assurance Program Sample Data: 2006-07." This report contains findings from 132 of the schools participating in the Quality Assurance Program during the 2006-07 award year. Participating schools drew random samples of aid applicants and required them to complete the applicable Federal Verification Worksheet. FSA conducted a program-wide analysis of the resulting changes to the ISIR data of nearly 63,000 aid applicants who were selected by this exercise.
24 Jul 2008 13:07:39 GMT
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