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as a simplified fafsa. according to the department of education, 600,000 more students will become eligible for pell grants in 2025. we began the school year with high hopes for this better fafsa. instead, students and families and the advisers and counselors who support them have experienced fafsa technical malfunctions, a botched i.d. account creation system that has many students from mixed status families still unable to contribute parent information to the form. a call center with hour long waits, dropped calls due to volumes and incorrect information. and a painfully slow rampup of applicant data transfers to waiting financial aid offices who now rewait reprocessing due to formula errors. open issues remain including no functionality for 20% of the students who need to make corrections, some resulting from known issues. an unknown number of paper forms still have no time line for processing. no data has been shared on the share of the renewal forms. the delayed processing and reprocessing of applicati
as a simplified fafsa. according to the department of education, 600,000 more students will become eligible for pell grants in 2025. we began the school year with high hopes for this better fafsa. instead, students and families and the advisers and counselors who support them have experienced fafsa technical malfunctions, a botched i.d. account creation system that has many students from mixed status families still unable to contribute parent information to the form. a call center with hour...
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fafsa simplification act. with the financial burden of college growing every year, it was incredibly important to reform the fafsa process for families. the new law streamlined the long application process, and in some cases, students could see the number of questions on the forms shrink from 18 -- to 18 from 103. as we've learned over the past three years, the biden administration's greatest success is its failure at everything it attempts to do. today, the committee is poised for a familiar challenge oversight. despite our efforts, the department of educations fafsa rollout was mired in delays and dysfunction. the department of education botched -- it threatens to damage students, families and institutions. first off, the fafsa implication has been a federal law since the biden administration on day one. that did not stop the department of education from pursuing -- for pushing, five months, the initial launch date to a soft launch in december of 2023. five months. the department of education did rollout the
fafsa simplification act. with the financial burden of college growing every year, it was incredibly important to reform the fafsa process for families. the new law streamlined the long application process, and in some cases, students could see the number of questions on the forms shrink from 18 -- to 18 from 103. as we've learned over the past three years, the biden administration's greatest success is its failure at everything it attempts to do. today, the committee is poised for a familiar...
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think about mixtures fafsa. i commit to make sure we're moving all of our resources to make sure that we adhere to the timeline and do everything in our power to make sure that only we are staying true to the timelines but also communicating with parents, students and schools. >> okay. so would you be able to reach the october 1 deadline? >> that is our expectations. >> okay. mr. secretary, i appreciate the work of the department administration an increasing access to mental health services for children and youth and related proposals in the in the president budget. while you've made some progress, while we made some progress, certainly more needs to be done to overcome challenges. that i hear back in wisconsin, frankly, every day. what i care about is kids, getting kids the support they need. and i am also aware of the interest back of and the department's school-based mental health programs. funded out of these school safety national activities program. we provided $216 million for the program in the budget th
think about mixtures fafsa. i commit to make sure we're moving all of our resources to make sure that we adhere to the timeline and do everything in our power to make sure that only we are staying true to the timelines but also communicating with parents, students and schools. >> okay. so would you be able to reach the october 1 deadline? >> that is our expectations. >> okay. mr. secretary, i appreciate the work of the department administration an increasing access to mental...
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fafsa is launched? sec. cardona: thank you. yes. this is something we have been focusing on, and i commit to make sure that we are moving all of our resources to make sure that we adhere to the timeline and do everything in our power to make sure that not only we are staying true to the timeline but also communicate with parents, students and schools. sec. cardona: ok, so -- chair baldwin: ok, so will you be able to reach the october 1 deadline? sec. cardona: that is our expectation. chair baldwin: ok. mr. secretary, i appreciate the work of the department and administration on increasing access to mental health services for children and youth and related proposals in the president's budget. while you have made some progress, while we have made some progress, certainly more needs to be done to overcome challenges that i hear about in wisconsin, frankly, every day. what i hear about is getting kids the support they need, and i'm also aware of the interest back home and they department's school-based ment
fafsa is launched? sec. cardona: thank you. yes. this is something we have been focusing on, and i commit to make sure that we are moving all of our resources to make sure that we adhere to the timeline and do everything in our power to make sure that not only we are staying true to the timeline but also communicate with parents, students and schools. sec. cardona: ok, so -- chair baldwin: ok, so will you be able to reach the october 1 deadline? sec. cardona: that is our expectation. chair...
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and trouble with faa sa -- fafsa. go to help.senate.gov/fafsa. we've had this up and we've gotten some responses. let's see, not receiving clear instructions when able to reach -- able to reach a person and the total thing was about anger, about the long wait times on the phone. this is when they call department of education or fafsa trying to get an understanding. another person, frustration about the continued delays and lack of communication and then there are additional delays which seem to be frequent. uncertainty due to the lack of communication from the department, and when there is information, it is not helpful. parents are expressing concerns, anxiety about choosing the best school for their child due to the compressed decision timeline. and for those who have been through the process in the past, they describe this year as, quote, being significantly worse. so it's up to congress -- and this colloquy is republicans but i invite my democratic colleagues to come on board and hold the administration accountable. this should not be partisa
and trouble with faa sa -- fafsa. go to help.senate.gov/fafsa. we've had this up and we've gotten some responses. let's see, not receiving clear instructions when able to reach -- able to reach a person and the total thing was about anger, about the long wait times on the phone. this is when they call department of education or fafsa trying to get an understanding. another person, frustration about the continued delays and lack of communication and then there are additional delays which seem to...
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on the botched fafsa rule out? >> i'm committed to improving it -- >> what grade would you give yourself? >> i'm not in the classroom right now. >> will you're the head of the department of the education. what grade would you give yourself? >> we are committed -- >> you would not answer the grade level. i would give you an f. i think many would give you the same. were you given a congressional directive to simplify fafsa? you spent a great deal of department hours, i understand, on the student loan allowed, but apparently not very many department hours were spent on simple find the fafsa that you had three years to do. your answers are about as unhelpful as the new fafsa rule out. seeing as five minutes is not enough to have this thorough conversation i sure hope you -- sure hope you will consider responding to my letter. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary. i grade you differently. i think you done a great job under very difficult circumstances. and i want to follow up
on the botched fafsa rule out? >> i'm committed to improving it -- >> what grade would you give yourself? >> i'm not in the classroom right now. >> will you're the head of the department of the education. what grade would you give yourself? >> we are committed -- >> you would not answer the grade level. i would give you an f. i think many would give you the same. were you given a congressional directive to simplify fafsa? you spent a great deal of department...
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on the botched fafsa rule out? >> i'm committed to improving it -- >> what grade would you give yourself? >> i'm not in the classroom right now. >> will you're the head of the department of the education. what grade would you give yourself? >> we are committed -- >> you would not answer the grade level. i would give you an f. i think many would give you the same. were you given a congressional directive to simplify fafsa? you spent a great deal of department hours, i understand, on the student loan allowed, but apparently not very many department hours were spent on simple find the fafsa that you had three years to do. your answers are about as unhelpful as the new fafsa rule out. seeing as five minutes is not enough to have this thorough conversation i sure hope you -- sure hope you will consider responding to my letter. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary. i grade you differently. i think you done a great job under very difficult circumstances. and i want to follow up
on the botched fafsa rule out? >> i'm committed to improving it -- >> what grade would you give yourself? >> i'm not in the classroom right now. >> will you're the head of the department of the education. what grade would you give yourself? >> we are committed -- >> you would not answer the grade level. i would give you an f. i think many would give you the same. were you given a congressional directive to simplify fafsa? you spent a great deal of department...
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the rollout of the new fafsa application, however, was a debacle. what was supposed to be a simplification of the application process held up students financial information at colleges and universities need to decide who should get financial aid and how much. in fact, some colleges and universities just started getting students financial information. now, months after they usually do. that means a lot of students for whom financial aid can make or break their college dreams are in limbo. meanwhile, acceptance letters have gone out and the deadlines to accept are looming. we talked with cal state east bay's associate vp for financial aid, who says do not commit until you know what you can afford. if you have not received your financial aid package yet and you were coming to the deadline to decide, what i would suggest that you do is contact your your admissions office to the colleges that you're applying to ask for additional days until you can get all of the necessary information that you need to make the decision. some schools already extended thei
the rollout of the new fafsa application, however, was a debacle. what was supposed to be a simplification of the application process held up students financial information at colleges and universities need to decide who should get financial aid and how much. in fact, some colleges and universities just started getting students financial information. now, months after they usually do. that means a lot of students for whom financial aid can make or break their college dreams are in limbo....
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de personal de apoyo para los estudiantes y contribuyentes o los padres a través de las solicitudes fafsa, incluso durante horarios extendidos como noches, fines de semanas y durante el verano. voceros de la administración biden hicieron un llamado a los estudiantes que pudieron completar recientemente su solicitud fafsa e incluso aquellos que aún no lo han hecho aseguran que no es tarde y que el momento para completar el formulario es ahora. sin embargo , no ofrecieron detalles de si habrá algún tipo de consecuencias para aquellos estudiantes que han podido finalizar el proceso de solicitud recientemente. gracias roseville importante información durante este periodo de altas temperaturas, las autoridades lanzan medidas para proteger a las comunidades de los riesgos que representan. ya sabemos las corrientes de agua en los ríos. nos habla de estos esfuerzos para evitar tragedias. for the safety of our community and our. i'm gonna shut down all access into the water. el alguacil del condado de merced dio la orden de cerrar el acceso a los ríos merced y san joaquín, pues debido al d
de personal de apoyo para los estudiantes y contribuyentes o los padres a través de las solicitudes fafsa, incluso durante horarios extendidos como noches, fines de semanas y durante el verano. voceros de la administración biden hicieron un llamado a los estudiantes que pudieron completar recientemente su solicitud fafsa e incluso aquellos que aún no lo han hecho aseguran que no es tarde y que el momento para completar el formulario es ahora. sin embargo , no ofrecieron detalles de si habrá...
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i want to start with the fafsa. over the past month, my district has been handling a high number of cases for parents seeking help with fast but and had to deal with your department. they cannot get a real person on the phone. they spend hours on hold and eventually are told there issues are technical glitches with zero guidance on what the next steps might be. all the while, their kids missed early acceptance deadlines because they did not know how much financial aid they were going to be working with. that part really frustrates me. when i think about why get mad about certain types of things, it has been 100% of my office of nonresponsiveness. not even a confirmation of receiving the case when we submit month. i pride myself on casework. it sometimes allows the team to leave a message but no one ever calls us back. i have been frustrated. other agencies at least respond. they will get back to me with an answer. i ask myself who did you hire? it seems unacceptable. quite wrinkly, i have hired and fired throughout
i want to start with the fafsa. over the past month, my district has been handling a high number of cases for parents seeking help with fast but and had to deal with your department. they cannot get a real person on the phone. they spend hours on hold and eventually are told there issues are technical glitches with zero guidance on what the next steps might be. all the while, their kids missed early acceptance deadlines because they did not know how much financial aid they were going to be...
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wh were you given a congressional directive to simplify fafsa? you spent a great deal of department hours i understand on the student loan bailout but apparently notot very many department hours for simplifying that you have three years. your answers are about as unhelpful as the rollout seeing how it is not enough to have this conversation i hope you will consider responding to my letter. thank you and i will yield back. >> we now recognize. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. secretary, i would grade you differently. i think you've done a good job under very difficult circumstances. and i want to follow up on the questions asked about the areas of mental health and cognitive developments specifically. we know from cdc and the surgeon general almost a third of adolescent girls in this country have seriously considered suicide or attempted suicide in the last year. we know from hhs young people in 2003, about 5% identified with serious issues about anxiety and in 2023, that number went to 30%.%. we know from work with i think i mentioned this last tim
wh were you given a congressional directive to simplify fafsa? you spent a great deal of department hours i understand on the student loan bailout but apparently notot very many department hours for simplifying that you have three years. your answers are about as unhelpful as the rollout seeing how it is not enough to have this conversation i hope you will consider responding to my letter. thank you and i will yield back. >> we now recognize. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr....
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bob, this is california's edition of the fafsa application. there's been so much trouble and stress for a lot of senior families like ours . yeah. good morning. i hear you, chris. i've been through that before. well, if you're a senior at a high school like the one behind me here in dublin, or you're somebody, you know who's getting ready to go to college or you're already in college, you might qualify for state aid like the cal grant or middle class scholarship will apply. california used the fafsa. that's the free application for student aid application. and if you're hoping for that state, help. today is the last day to hit send on that application. however, as you mentioned, the rollout of the new fafsa application was a debacle. what was supposed to be a simplification of the application process held up the students financial information at colleges and universities. they need to decide who should get financial aid and how much. in fact, some colleges and universities just started getting students financial information. now, months after
bob, this is california's edition of the fafsa application. there's been so much trouble and stress for a lot of senior families like ours . yeah. good morning. i hear you, chris. i've been through that before. well, if you're a senior at a high school like the one behind me here in dublin, or you're somebody, you know who's getting ready to go to college or you're already in college, you might qualify for state aid like the cal grant or middle class scholarship will apply. california used the...
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back in december 2020, congress mandate canned that the federal student aid office redesign the fafsa. simplify it. so this was actually supposed to be a simpler form, easier e for parents to encourage more people to apply for student aid. that hasn't turned out to be the case, and there are a lot of questions why. first off, the federal student aid was very late in rolling this out. usually, the fafsa becomes available early october -- paul: they had three years to do this. >> they had three years, right? if. [laughter] this was late by a few months, and then when it eventually did launch, it was freezing all the time, crashing, so many parents couldn't even log on until sometimes -- sometime late january. many colleges weren't getting the information until march. no now, mind you with, they are usually having to process this and send out financial aid offers by april, so this has been delayed by months and, again, it's what because of one goof after another. paul: kim, this means that parents who are making decisions about where a junior's going to go to school have no idea what the
back in december 2020, congress mandate canned that the federal student aid office redesign the fafsa. simplify it. so this was actually supposed to be a simpler form, easier e for parents to encourage more people to apply for student aid. that hasn't turned out to be the case, and there are a lot of questions why. first off, the federal student aid was very late in rolling this out. usually, the fafsa becomes available early october -- paul: they had three years to do this. >> they had...
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some schools already extended their deadlines because of the fafsa trouble. the fafsa trouble students now have until may 15th to declare their intention to register at san jose state, ucsf, and uc berkeley. june 1st is the deadline for san francisco state and cal state east bay. while today is the deadline to submit the fafsa application for those state grants i mentioned, you or your students will have until june 30th to submit the application for federal aid reporting live here in dublin, bob redell today in the bay. it's been such a frustrating time. thank you very much, bob. we have some sad new details in a recent east bay home fire. one of the victims now has died from his injuries. this happened eight days ago at 61st and martin luther king way. a total of three men were pulled from that home. a security guard spotted the flames and stopped to help. he pulled one man from the house with the help of two others who had escaped the flames. both of those men are still recovering well. animal cruelty. animal control teams. they are finding a south bay home
some schools already extended their deadlines because of the fafsa trouble. the fafsa trouble students now have until may 15th to declare their intention to register at san jose state, ucsf, and uc berkeley. june 1st is the deadline for san francisco state and cal state east bay. while today is the deadline to submit the fafsa application for those state grants i mentioned, you or your students will have until june 30th to submit the application for federal aid reporting live here in dublin,...
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scholarships, fafsa the college applications. when you're getting back from morning here at college joining but i do get the into a major book while submitting her application. i got a indicators saying that there was an error in that it was missing. my student signature. however, there was never the opportunity to fill out that student signature. and i wasn't the only one. so they spoke with virginia senator mark warner to express their concerns to improve college counselor will as swine to students challenging backgrounds are especially feeling the hit to see them struggling so hard. and the same students coming back day in and day out has been really frustrating. the education department estimates around 30% of the class of 2024 have completed their fafsa applications. a significant drop from last year. does federal government have such an inability to a new technology platform in an efficient manner were is disappointed. the education department did not have a testing process before rolling out the new system. i feel for thes
scholarships, fafsa the college applications. when you're getting back from morning here at college joining but i do get the into a major book while submitting her application. i got a indicators saying that there was an error in that it was missing. my student signature. however, there was never the opportunity to fill out that student signature. and i wasn't the only one. so they spoke with virginia senator mark warner to express their concerns to improve college counselor will as swine to...
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let me startes off by saying we are working around theu clock o get more students to allow fafsa. the delayed frustrations into the families and students who had to deal with that, i recognize how difficult that was prep. i myself have a senior in high school. should be thinking about college and all that is not the delays. i am proud to say we have processed over 9 million applications. it's decreasing significantly. i have a nationwide strategy now working with our principles, our superintendents, if students go to student a.gov and fill out fafsa should be 15 -- 20 minute process but if they fill it out by friday the school have their information it's up and running. we have allotted $50 million to assist with the implementation. meaning having people help students get done. this is important to us. i knows a first generation college student how important is to make sure you have access to fafsa that is a priority. thank you foror acknowledging teacher appreciation week we believe strongly the storage we have in our country is a symptom of teacher respect issue. i'm really prou
let me startes off by saying we are working around theu clock o get more students to allow fafsa. the delayed frustrations into the families and students who had to deal with that, i recognize how difficult that was prep. i myself have a senior in high school. should be thinking about college and all that is not the delays. i am proud to say we have processed over 9 million applications. it's decreasing significantly. i have a nationwide strategy now working with our principles, our...
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a form fafsa. >> that excitement around that may 1st is being postponed for a lot of students. they haven't gotten certainty to get student aid. without the fafsa you don't have clarity from the universities you've been accepted to what's the overall financial package of what it's going to cost you to go to these colleges or universities. lot of schools have pushed back the deadline day to the middle of this month. this is really pushed it back to what's already a stressful experience. >> i remember this time of year, it feels like, you blink and the summer is over. you have to wait until june, that's a big delay. it's important for these students, right, because some students really depend on that financial aid, what are they saying about that in. >> our wonderful reporters and producers on our business team have been reaching out to a lot of families. one producer heard from families they have to cut back on their contributions in 401(k). delay purchasing a vehicle just in case they need the money. this is so important, a, college costs are extremely expensive and a big finan
a form fafsa. >> that excitement around that may 1st is being postponed for a lot of students. they haven't gotten certainty to get student aid. without the fafsa you don't have clarity from the universities you've been accepted to what's the overall financial package of what it's going to cost you to go to these colleges or universities. lot of schools have pushed back the deadline day to the middle of this month. this is really pushed it back to what's already a stressful experience....
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a fafsa the committee also discussed protests on college campuses and the consequences for students and universities. kron four's washington correspondent basil john reports. >> education secretary miguel cardona within the hot seat on capitol hill, he apologized to students and families for delays in the fafsa process committed to getting it right and making sure we opened doors to access to higher education for more students across the country, wisconsin republican congressman glenn grothman is worried if the glitches will continue in the future, we it that you broke fafsa, which congress intend to be implemented and timely an error-free fashion. yes, we have had a significant delays that we're working tirelessly to implement correctly. however, many republicans took the time during this hearing to call for cardona's resignation, even just resign. north carolina congresswoman virginia foxx criticized cardona's response to protest and anti-semitism on college campuses across the country forward. granger, 10 years and administrators i give univ cardona said he is committed to campus saf
a fafsa the committee also discussed protests on college campuses and the consequences for students and universities. kron four's washington correspondent basil john reports. >> education secretary miguel cardona within the hot seat on capitol hill, he apologized to students and families for delays in the fafsa process committed to getting it right and making sure we opened doors to access to higher education for more students across the country, wisconsin republican congressman glenn...
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las autoridades aseguran que ya todo estÁ resuelto y que es menos difÍcil conseguir esta ayuda pues fafsa tuvo una autorizaciÓn que solucionÓ los problemas que tuvieron los solicitantes compadres sin seguro social. >> lo mÁs importante es que aquellos estudiantes californianos que sean elegibles para fafsa, no importa si son de familias mixtas ya pueden aplicar se solucionÓ ese problema que habÍa en la aplicaciÓn. dayana: hay muchos estudiantes documentado que carecen informaciÓn de cÓmo solicitar alguna ayuda financiera para continuar sus estudios superiores, recordÉ que puede solicitarla a travÉs de california dream app. gracias por continuar sintonÍa, desde el 2023 dejaron de brillar las luces del puente de la bahÍa pero el equipo responsable anunciÓ que finalmente tienen los suficientes fondos para volver a iluminar el puente y no sÓlo eso, la organizaciÓn sin fines de lucro dijo que obtuvo mÁs de 10,000,000 en fondos para poder ascender de nuevo las luces de el puente inaugurado en 1936 que contarÁ con mÁs de 50,000 luces led esto va duplicar las luces que tenÍa an
las autoridades aseguran que ya todo estÁ resuelto y que es menos difÍcil conseguir esta ayuda pues fafsa tuvo una autorizaciÓn que solucionÓ los problemas que tuvieron los solicitantes compadres sin seguro social. >> lo mÁs importante es que aquellos estudiantes californianos que sean elegibles para fafsa, no importa si son de familias mixtas ya pueden aplicar se solucionÓ ese problema que habÍa en la aplicaciÓn. dayana: hay muchos estudiantes documentado que carecen informaciÓn...
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universidades han extendido el proceso de solicitud debido a los problemas técnicos con el programa fafsa al momento de llenar el formulario. por ello, las casas de estudios recién comenzaron a recibir información financiera de los estudiantes para aprobar así esa ayuda. en pantalla podemos ver algunos centros educativos que están extendiendo este proceso de solicitud hasta el 15 de mayo. hablamos de san josé state university, de la universidad de california en san francisco, la universidad de california en berkeley, y es el uno de junio. se va a dar la extensión para san francisco state, california state university en east bay. fíjese usted que en las últimas semanas se han repetido los casos de intento de estos que se llaman mulas ciegas de migrantes, poniendo en riesgo a los residentes de la frontera que sin saberlo, pudieran involucrarse en un delito. en tijuana. cintia gómez tiene más detalles. son casos donde migrantes intentan cruzar la frontera escondidos en un vehículo particular sin que los propietarios estén enterados. utilizados como mulas para el tráfico de perso
universidades han extendido el proceso de solicitud debido a los problemas técnicos con el programa fafsa al momento de llenar el formulario. por ello, las casas de estudios recién comenzaron a recibir información financiera de los estudiantes para aprobar así esa ayuda. en pantalla podemos ver algunos centros educativos que están extendiendo este proceso de solicitud hasta el 15 de mayo. hablamos de san josé state university, de la universidad de california en san francisco, la...
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. >> coming up, students got a chance to tell lawmakers how they feel about the new fafsa application upgrade. and it wasn't very positive. >> we have that story just ahead. >> teachers in contra costa county reached a tentative contract agreement with the office of education, teachers with the contra costa county school educators association are going to get a raise starting on july first. once that new contract is ratified, that will include a 6% raise retroactive to last july. plus, a one percent raise for this year. agreement aims to adjust teacher salaries for the next school year to align with increased cost of living students met with lawmakers today to share how the trouble fafsa application upgrade affects them. the rollout ran into glitches and processing delays. some schools did not push back their decision. deadlines. some councilors argue students with challenging backgrounds are especially feeling the hit. >> to see them struggling so hard and the same students coming back day in and day has been really frustrating. >> the education department estimates around 30% of the
. >> coming up, students got a chance to tell lawmakers how they feel about the new fafsa application upgrade. and it wasn't very positive. >> we have that story just ahead. >> teachers in contra costa county reached a tentative contract agreement with the office of education, teachers with the contra costa county school educators association are going to get a raise starting on july first. once that new contract is ratified, that will include a 6% raise retroactive to last...
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. >> reporter: henderson filled out the free application for federal student aid, known as fafsa, almost five months ago. he finally received his financial information last week, after some college decision deadlines. typically the department of education releases the forms on october 1st, then sends the students data to colleges within one to three days of submission to calculate aid. this year, the application forms came out three months late. it's estimated more than a quarter of colleges have still not sent aid packages. >> did you ever think of giving up, maybe not going to college? >> yeah, many times actually. >> really? >> um, i was just, like, so tired of waiting. >> reporter: new jersey high school senior jaylen james finally received her aid package close to the decision deadline. >> my biggest advice is to not give up. >> reporter: sarah urkida oversees college counseling for thousands of public school students in the dallas area. >> ask for extensions. ask if deposits or housing are refundable. ask for anything they possibly can to help make a decision, but don't opt out at
. >> reporter: henderson filled out the free application for federal student aid, known as fafsa, almost five months ago. he finally received his financial information last week, after some college decision deadlines. typically the department of education releases the forms on october 1st, then sends the students data to colleges within one to three days of submission to calculate aid. this year, the application forms came out three months late. it's estimated more than a quarter of...
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. >> henderson filled out the free application for federal student aid known as fafsa almost five months ago, he finally received his financial information last week after some college decision deadlines. typically the department of education releases the forms on october 1st, then sends the students data to colleges within 12 max three days of submission to calculate aid. this year, the application forms came out three months late. it's estimated more than a quarter of colleges still have not sent eight packages. >> did you think of giving up not going to college? >> yeah, many times actually. i was so tired of waiting. >> new jersey high school senior jaelyn james finally received her aid package close to the decision deadline. >> my biggest advices do not give up. >> sara urquidez overseas counseling for public school students in the dallas area. >> ask for extensions, ask if deposits for housing are refundable, ask for anything they can possibly give you to help make a decision but don't opt out at this point in the process. >> a fafsa fiasco that's still not finished. meg oliver, cb
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>> fafsa completion for high school seniors is down 35.6%. i'm sorry, down 24.3% and 35.6% of high school seniors have completed a fafsa. as you point out, that's way down from last year and down significantly more, 32.7 for seniors from high schools with high enrollment of minority students or students from low-income backgrounds we, in the college access community with high school counselors and with our partners and financial aid are moving mountains to help students at this point, as you point out, may 1st is typically the deadline we're clearly going to have to work later into this season probably past high school graduations through the summer towards fall enrollment. >> and kim, let's go along this and pull this thread a little more. those low-income students who are talented, who are smart if they don't get these aid that may mean that they can't get in or go to a school. and if you take that year off, it's harder to go back the next year your concerns for those students specifically who without this crucial aid, otherwise may not be
>> fafsa completion for high school seniors is down 35.6%. i'm sorry, down 24.3% and 35.6% of high school seniors have completed a fafsa. as you point out, that's way down from last year and down significantly more, 32.7 for seniors from high schools with high enrollment of minority students or students from low-income backgrounds we, in the college access community with high school counselors and with our partners and financial aid are moving mountains to help students at this point, as...
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now this is happening after the botched rollout of this year's new fafsa form that helps determine how much financial aid is student can get. it is the gateway to billions of dollars for students who need help affording college. it's now in theory simpler with as few as 18 questions that's down from a maximum of 108 but there have been problems processing problems, glitches that have led to major delays. so many students don't even know what their financial aid will look like next year cnn's renee marsh has been following this very closely and joins me. now, renee, this is a big deal. if you have a kid who's a senior, who's heading off to college next year, where things stand at this point. >> well, abby, you know, it depends on who you talk to the education departments framing on this is positive. they're saying that the agency has come a long way. hey, and they've read a lot of progress, but the 10,000 foot view on this is some high schools seniors are still feeling the impact from the agency's bungled rolled out of this new simplified version of what has been historically burden som
now this is happening after the botched rollout of this year's new fafsa form that helps determine how much financial aid is student can get. it is the gateway to billions of dollars for students who need help affording college. it's now in theory simpler with as few as 18 questions that's down from a maximum of 108 but there have been problems processing problems, glitches that have led to major delays. so many students don't even know what their financial aid will look like next year cnn's...
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so the reason is because of issues with the new fafsa form. most students, they have no idea how much they'll actually receive in financial aid because they actually haven't heard back from the fafsa yet. so some of those schools here in the bay area, at least they have extended the decision deadlines to accommodate san jose state. and ucsf moved it to may 15th. san francisco state and csu east bay moved it to june 1st. stanford university has not extended their deadline, among others, all according to their website. i mean, it's already a stressful time and this whole fafsa thing, like when people are waiting to make their decision like, can i afford to go to my dream school or can i not afford? i mean, it's just been really, really stressful. and we talked about it here in california that, california, students, the deadline has extended to thursday to apply for some of those, forms, so. right. but still, you need to know that federal aid, right? a lot of students, it's expensive. right. it's 620 for you right now and not so much an early tee
so the reason is because of issues with the new fafsa form. most students, they have no idea how much they'll actually receive in financial aid because they actually haven't heard back from the fafsa yet. so some of those schools here in the bay area, at least they have extended the decision deadlines to accommodate san jose state. and ucsf moved it to may 15th. san francisco state and csu east bay moved it to june 1st. stanford university has not extended their deadline, among others, all...
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are you -- is your department going to have all the kinks worked out on fafsa enrollment by the beginning of the 2024 deadline gimmick >> we recognize how important that is. >> i am glad it is important. will you be ready? this is the executive branch. right? you are in charge? >> so october 1st 2024, what should parents expect gimmick >> my expectation is we will be ready to go and they will have information -- >> are you committing to october 1st 2024? i'm sorry, but it is going to work? >> as i said and i will repeat, i am making sure that the staff knows this is the highest priority and it is my expectation that we will be ready. >> do you have the authority to make things happen in your department? >> yes. >> you are certain? >> the answer was yes. >> thank you. one of the things that we have seen is that we have campuses that are essentially being burned down on title nine issues, and, i'm sorry, title six issues if you are spending a lot of time on rewriting title nine issues. we have jewish students afraid to go to classes, we have disruptions, classes being canceled, commencement
are you -- is your department going to have all the kinks worked out on fafsa enrollment by the beginning of the 2024 deadline gimmick >> we recognize how important that is. >> i am glad it is important. will you be ready? this is the executive branch. right? you are in charge? >> so october 1st 2024, what should parents expect gimmick >> my expectation is we will be ready to go and they will have information -- >> are you committing to october 1st 2024? i'm sorry,...
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fafsa le explicamos cÓmo recibir esta ayuda aquellos estudiantes que no tiene documentos migratorios. no recuerdo si tiene un problema su ciudad, condado vecindario tambiÉn varias noticias, le invito que se ponga noticias con otro equipo, estamos disponibles para usted, el nÚmero es el 4155388014. llegamos hacia el final, gracias por su compaÑÍa y lo dejamos como noticiero nacional, recuerda la cita de las 11:00. presentador:de manifestantes y desmantelado campamentos improvisados. se produjeron fuertes choques en la universidad de california en los Ángeles y en la florida entrÓ una nueva ley que restringe el aborto a seis semanas y sus crÍticos advierten que muchas mujeres no tendrÁn acceso a la atenciÓn mÉdica que necesitas. segÚn recomienda un influyente nÚmero de mÉdicos, hablamos con expertos en esta radiografÍa que puede salvarmuchas vidas y california incluyen los llamados cargos ocultos y los restaurantes se preparan para cumplir con esta nueva ley. una vez mÁs las protestas estremecen esta noche a universidades en todo el paÍs. presentadora: las autoridades es
fafsa le explicamos cÓmo recibir esta ayuda aquellos estudiantes que no tiene documentos migratorios. no recuerdo si tiene un problema su ciudad, condado vecindario tambiÉn varias noticias, le invito que se ponga noticias con otro equipo, estamos disponibles para usted, el nÚmero es el 4155388014. llegamos hacia el final, gracias por su compaÑÍa y lo dejamos como noticiero nacional, recuerda la cita de las 11:00. presentador:de manifestantes y desmantelado campamentos improvisados. se...
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queda pocas horas para lo que estoy antes de california que quiere ser ayuda presente su solicitud fafsa le explicamos cÓmo recibir esta ayuda aquellos estudiantes que no tiene documentos migratorios. no recuerdo si tiene un problema su ciudad, condado vecindario tambiÉn varias noticias, le invito que se ponga noticias con otro equipo, estamos disponibles para usted, el nÚmero es el 4155388014. llegamos hacia el final, gracias por su compaÑÍa y lo dejamos como noticiero nacional, recuerda la cita de las 11:00. presentador:de manifestantes y desmantelado campamentos improvisados. se produjeron fuertes choques en la universidad de california en los Ángeles y en la florida entrÓ una nueva ley que restringe el aborto
queda pocas horas para lo que estoy antes de california que quiere ser ayuda presente su solicitud fafsa le explicamos cÓmo recibir esta ayuda aquellos estudiantes que no tiene documentos migratorios. no recuerdo si tiene un problema su ciudad, condado vecindario tambiÉn varias noticias, le invito que se ponga noticias con otro equipo, estamos disponibles para usted, el nÚmero es el 4155388014. llegamos hacia el final, gracias por su compaÑÍa y lo dejamos como noticiero nacional, recuerda...
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lauren: august pfluger of texas wants to introduce legislation that would withhold fafsa, students that need federal aid, that's how you apply. if the student is convicted of rioting and political attacks. if that is huge -- that is huge because the fafsa form, that application determines not only the federal money that you get, but also the state money that you get. if you pull that that are from a student because of their actions, well, they might very well not be able to go to college because they won't be able to afford it. stuart: okay, got it. interesting conundrum can, i guess. >> well, may i? i don't think it's a conundrum, stuart. think it's about responsibility. we have to, all of us, accept responsibility for our own actions x. if we behave in a way that's inconsistent with the community in which we live, in other words, we protest, we threaten other students, we don't deserve to be part of that community, and we certainly don't deserve aid from other taxpayers who are trying to support our advancement in that community. no. you have to be responsible for your own actions and
lauren: august pfluger of texas wants to introduce legislation that would withhold fafsa, students that need federal aid, that's how you apply. if the student is convicted of rioting and political attacks. if that is huge -- that is huge because the fafsa form, that application determines not only the federal money that you get, but also the state money that you get. if you pull that that are from a student because of their actions, well, they might very well not be able to go to college...
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last year, the rollout of the better fafsa has been riddled with delays and challenges. cardona says the department is making progress. officials say the form is fixed and more than 8 million student applications have been processed and sent to colleges. but louisiana senator bill cassidy argues the damage is already done. some students we'll decide not to go to school because they don't know if they can afford cassidy says those enrollment decisions would also pose a major threat to colleges. that cash flow problem will be very real. republicans recently requested an investigation into the rollout and last week, the official who oversaw the fastball update announced he's stepping down next month in washington. i'm jessi tenure. coming up on kron 4 morning news. there is a new law aimed at preventing overdose and doubts. we'll tell you how it works. >> and we're honoring the bay area's api community this month. tell you how a library exhibit in the south bay is honoring the cultures of south asian countries. >> checking off the rain blues from yesterday. this is what we'
last year, the rollout of the better fafsa has been riddled with delays and challenges. cardona says the department is making progress. officials say the form is fixed and more than 8 million student applications have been processed and sent to colleges. but louisiana senator bill cassidy argues the damage is already done. some students we'll decide not to go to school because they don't know if they can afford cassidy says those enrollment decisions would also pose a major threat to colleges....
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the symbols of daru, sabak, sekhouz, fafsa and shahr were suspended in order to hold the annual general meeting at the end of the 9th of june. zahreh daneshmandi, sed and broadcasting news agency. investment funds. with fixed income from using the term rate or the amount of effective profit in advertising was prohibited. according to the announcement of the stock exchange organization, managers of these funds cannot use the term effective interest rate in social networks and mass media to attract investors. the stock exchange organization has added that some managers of investment funds have used false words in their advertisements with the content of stability of the profitability process, guarantee of interest rate without investment risk. the stock exchange organization emphasized that the managers of these funds should correct the advertising themes of the investment funds under their management as soon as possible, and 48 thousand tons of all kinds of the product was released today in the commodity exchange, in the hall of industrial and mineral products, 319 thousand tons of steel
the symbols of daru, sabak, sekhouz, fafsa and shahr were suspended in order to hold the annual general meeting at the end of the 9th of june. zahreh daneshmandi, sed and broadcasting news agency. investment funds. with fixed income from using the term rate or the amount of effective profit in advertising was prohibited. according to the announcement of the stock exchange organization, managers of these funds cannot use the term effective interest rate in social networks and mass media to...
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and students met with lawmakers to share how the troubled fafsa application upgrade affected them. the rollout ran into glitches and processing delays in getting those loans and some students push back their decision. deadlines. so that wasn't difficult thing or could or couldn't. the education department estimates about 30% of the class of 2024 have completed their fafsa and applications. and that is a significant drop from last year. >> officials from the port of oakland say they've been seeing a lot of activity over the last 6 months. in fact, they've seen a 70% increase in container imports this year compared to the same time last year and a 7% increase in exports to officials say recent infrastructure upgrades have done a big have gone a long way really in boosting the productivity of the port. are going to take a break or 9.27. up next on the kron. 4 morning news. a bay area correctional facility has installed a vending machine help save lives. explain how. >> 99 is the time. and we are checking out the weather for in a tuesday morning. looking like it's going to be a warm on
and students met with lawmakers to share how the troubled fafsa application upgrade affected them. the rollout ran into glitches and processing delays in getting those loans and some students push back their decision. deadlines. so that wasn't difficult thing or could or couldn't. the education department estimates about 30% of the class of 2024 have completed their fafsa and applications. and that is a significant drop from last year. >> officials from the port of oakland say they've...
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but this year, many of them are in limbo because of issues with the new fafsa form changes were made to make applying more simple, but it led to processing glitches and some major delays. many colleges now have pushed back decision deadlines. some haven't. but it's forcing students to pay a deposit without knowing how much their tuition will actually cost. >> all right. up next, a raiders fans out there. i know there are after the break, the party on the scenes that could entice some silver and black mothers. >> what's a party? the raiders are inviting their fans to do so on the high seas with a seven-day cruise to the mexican riviera. his ship will have an open bar mini golf and a casino as part of the amenities and there will be raiders alumni on board will be doing autographs, dining experiences rooms range from 2600 to $16,000. so pretty good range there. thing set sail from the port of la in march of next year. and they say, let's go. >> lawrence karnow is over there like you're ready to go. but then we've talked about the pricing and i'm not sure where he landed in the cheap se
but this year, many of them are in limbo because of issues with the new fafsa form changes were made to make applying more simple, but it led to processing glitches and some major delays. many colleges now have pushed back decision deadlines. some haven't. but it's forcing students to pay a deposit without knowing how much their tuition will actually cost. >> all right. up next, a raiders fans out there. i know there are after the break, the party on the scenes that could entice some...
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when describing the situation for the hundreds of thousands of palestinians dropped in the city of fafsa independent or did the quote note that because a sort of like you may 30 and situation because a student to which a state it is or that of january 26, 2024 was a senior citizen of a dispute. it has the categories and has done so even further. and that is many 30 and situation is now because they've got if that eyes as justice a situation. so exceptionally grace according to the court that additional urgent mattress needed in order to prevent possible acts of genocide on top of measures. the judge just had ordered in january and march, the states should immediately hold familiar to offensive and any other action instead of a governor which may inflict on the by the sydney and group and gaza conditions of life. that would think about physical destruction in holding or the, and by the court also order as well to allow you. in fact, finding mission into guys have to investigate allegations of genocide, although the court did not fulfill. so effort cost requests to order, as well as comple
when describing the situation for the hundreds of thousands of palestinians dropped in the city of fafsa independent or did the quote note that because a sort of like you may 30 and situation because a student to which a state it is or that of january 26, 2024 was a senior citizen of a dispute. it has the categories and has done so even further. and that is many 30 and situation is now because they've got if that eyes as justice a situation. so exceptionally grace according to the court that...
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fafsa forms the changes were supposed to simplify the process, but instead led to glitches and major delays. here in california, almost all the ucs have decided to extend the deadline for decision day. several cal state schools and other universities have extended the deadline as well. >> well, street vendors have new rules to follow. in san francisco, the board of supervisors passing an ordinance expanding the city's crackdown on illegal street vending. the ordinance clarifies the permit application process and requires certain vendors to register with the tax collector and pay fees. it also bans selling in residential districts. the ordinance follows a 90 day moratorium on street vending on mission street, issued in november, and then extended by another six months. >> a new monthly event is coming to san francisco, meant to revitalize a neighborhood that's been struggling to find its footing after the pandemic. it's called downtown first thursdays, a giant street party on second street in downtown san francisco. on the first thursday of every month. the first event is tomorrow aft
fafsa forms the changes were supposed to simplify the process, but instead led to glitches and major delays. here in california, almost all the ucs have decided to extend the deadline for decision day. several cal state schools and other universities have extended the deadline as well. >> well, street vendors have new rules to follow. in san francisco, the board of supervisors passing an ordinance expanding the city's crackdown on illegal street vending. the ordinance clarifies the permit...
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i mean, the deputies as the general, the fafsa central commission that he said is, well, cannot lie is way through the court proceedings. and it has to be held accountable. it has basically can 95 percent up almost every building does uh to be at the church would be at the hospital clinic school university. and then comes to tell you that because nothing in any way or i think it means or flight or punished and ends and namely this time of approximately one cannot basically lie. it's wasteful, is being uh now or to the ground with the decision or 5 siege and it has to deliver this time. if can i just get that, we would things go to the unmarked, totally unnoticed and totally unplugged, obviously, as happened as the name as a human being as um, basically a provision who is looking for the leaf or what would like to see the ordering of the icpc, i pad, the basic 3 items. sweet spots is, is what i should be investigated and up and promotion index, but should be allowed in the end. if that's not the case, when basically have to revisit the concept of your mind that the large, the, the basic
i mean, the deputies as the general, the fafsa central commission that he said is, well, cannot lie is way through the court proceedings. and it has to be held accountable. it has basically can 95 percent up almost every building does uh to be at the church would be at the hospital clinic school university. and then comes to tell you that because nothing in any way or i think it means or flight or punished and ends and namely this time of approximately one cannot basically lie. it's wasteful,...
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por lo que ahora tienen hasta el jueves para solicitar ayuda financiera a través de fafsa o las solicitudes de california dream act. la oficina del gobernador gavin newsom dice que menos estudiantes de secundaria están llenando esos formularios para la ayuda financiera. más sobre el tema de educación en el norte del estado. los padres de familia tienen acceso a un programa educativo para sus hijos que se imparte en inglés y español. esta es la primera escuela de este tipo y forma parte del distrito escolar de napa. thomas lupita baltazar habló con maestros y padres sobre los beneficios de la educación bilingüe. l m n ñ o p q r s t u que andre es un estudiante en kínder. su primer idioma ha sido el inglés, pero gracias a que en la escuela le han enseñado español, ahora lo lee, lo escribe y lo habla. cifras oficiales señalan que el español es el segundo idioma más hablado a nivel mundial, con aproximadamente 460 millones de hablantes nativos. el bilingüe puede llevar a un mayor nivel de rendimiento tanto para los hablantes nativos de español como de inglés. madre de familia
por lo que ahora tienen hasta el jueves para solicitar ayuda financiera a través de fafsa o las solicitudes de california dream act. la oficina del gobernador gavin newsom dice que menos estudiantes de secundaria están llenando esos formularios para la ayuda financiera. más sobre el tema de educación en el norte del estado. los padres de familia tienen acceso a un programa educativo para sus hijos que se imparte en inglés y español. esta es la primera escuela de este tipo y forma parte...