A drone view shows houses submerged in floodwaters following heavy rainfall, at a village in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, China April 22, 2024. — Reuters Nations remain in deadlock over a crucial pact on climate aid, with divisions over who pays and how much, threatening chances of a deal being landed at next month’s United Nations … Read more
The start of October typically signifies the beginning of the college financial aid application process. But now — for the second year in a row — that’s not the case. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, will instead formally launch by Dec. 1 to allow the U.S. Education Department to run a … Read more
Financial aid recipients who attended 10 U.S. colleges can submit claims for part of a $284 million settlement payout in a class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing. The plaintiffs alleged in a January 2022 complaint that these colleges “violated federal antitrust laws by agreeing regarding principles, formulas, and methods of determining financial aid” and … Read more
College-bound students applying for financial aid this year will have to wait until December to start the process, after the Education Department said it would delay the release of the FAFSA following last year’s bungled rollout. The form, officially called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, will fully launch on Dec. 1 for the … Read more