By Kris Zavoli Although some US Senators are still pushing for stand-alone renewal, as of now, the Perkins Loan program is winding down with the possibility of being included in a comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization. Here is a small...
By Kris Zavoli Perkins loan funding expired on September 30. We urge you to contact your House representative in the US Congress. (Background Information is attached.) Here is the House directory. (Both Senators Boxer and Feinstein support restoring the funding,...
I’m sure many you are aware of the July 7 UC Santa Cruz “accept/rescind” letters that went to many of this fall’s first year students. There was great frustration and very little transparency about why this happened. Considerable time was...
As has been reported in the media, some colleges use the list of colleges that students supply on their FAFSA forms in an attempt to ascertain the students’ likelihood of attending the institution if accepted. Specifically, colleges make note of...
WACAC Members: This past summer at the National School Counselor Conference in Florida, Mrs. Obama stated a White House Initiative to support counselors! The initiatives include: The U.S. Secretary of Education released new guidance for school superintendents and...
