We had Pell grants and student loans before the DE. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2025, at 11:50 AM, Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > > There is widespread misunderstanding of what the US Dept of Education does > (and doesn't) do. It definitely does not set curriculum or make personnel > decisions. Think student loans and FAFSA. > > FAFSA is very popular because students applying to college can fill out one > application and then send it to the colleges of their choice, rather than > filling out separate financial aid applications for each school. BTW, most > college students get some form of financial aid, especially at private > schools. One of the problems is that private colleges keep hiking their > list price which nobody pays but that discourages poor students from even > applying even though they might get a full scholarship from a Harvard type > school. > > https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286311/trump-schools-education-departm > ent-funding-cuts-congress-student-loans > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 12:30 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling this morning > > Not for long. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >> On 3/5/2025 9:21 AM, Colin Stanners wrote: >> USA I think I recall you folks have a department of education that >> also sets some standards > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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