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A federal court judge on Tuesday extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) reporting deadline until April 6, but solely for public institutions within the 17 states named in a lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED). For institutions that don’t fall into this category, their deadline to submit ACTS reporting was Wednesday, March 25.

Nearly 14% of college students reported experiencing homelessness in 2024, while roughly 43-48% of students reported difficulty maintaining stable housing, according to a new brief examining strategies institutions, states, and federal policymakers can take to combat student homelessness.

Blue Icon Advisors wants to help you navigate the constant challenges so you can focus on the important work of serving students well. To assist your financial aid office, Blue Icon Advisors is offering a limited number of single-topic compliance reviews, available for completion by June 30, 2026. These focused reviews are designed to address a specific area of concern, whether identified through a recent audit or prompted by a student experience and can target: Consumer Information; Professional Judgment; Satisfactory Academic Progress; Return of Title IV Funds; Verification; or Title IV Credit Balances. Schedule a Zoom conversation with Blue Icon Advisors to discuss your needs and next steps.

As students increasingly rely on private education loans to bridge funding gaps, financial aid professionals are uniquely positioned to help them understand credit and borrowing fundamentals before they apply. This business affiliate webinar, on April 21 at 2 p.m. ET, brings together perspectives from a private lender and a national credit bureau to explore best practices for communicating with students about credit in a compliant, student-centered way. Learn more and reserve your seat today!

With educator preparation programs experiencing cuts to competitive grant programs and new restrictions on student loans, the TEACH Grant — a complex program that many institutions have not fully implemented — gains new importance. At this joint American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) webinar, now available on demand, learn about how this program works and how educator preparation programs and financial aid offices have collaborated to implement it successfully.

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