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Regent Education. Regent Education saves institutions an estimated 35% on verification by simplifying and shortening the collection of verification documents. Quick to implement so you can be up and running soon, our solution streamlines the verification process for financial aid staff and alleviates frustrations for students, parents, and guardians.

NASFAA, along with over 60 higher education organizations, sent a letter to the Department of Education (ED) asking it to rescind its recent Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), which told institutions to cease using "racial preferences" in admissions, financial aid, hiring and other areas, or be at risk at losing federal funding. Instead, the organizations are urging ED to work with the higher education community so it can understand its legal obligations.

The Department of Education (ED) posted the initial installment of its 2026–27 FAFSA Specifications Guide, where it notes, under volume 9, that ED will not be providing a FAFSA demo site for the 2026-27 application cycle and is exploring Web Demo options for future processing cycles.ED has not provided a demo site since full implementation of FAFSA simplification in the 2024-25 aid cycle. ED had not indicated whether it will update for 2026-27 the FAFSA prototype that it has used in place of the FAFSA demo site.

Come join us today at 1 p.m. ET to learn about what to expect with the launch of FAFSA Batch Corrections for 2024-25 and 2025-26. The conversation will share the experiences of those who Beta tested the FAFSA Batch Corrections process, and the participants will provide their findings and best practices to help prepare you for the upcoming process. Reserve your spot today!

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