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A panel of experts at the Department of Education (ED), on Tuesday, gave an overview of how institutions can comply with reporting requirements under the financial value transparency and gainful employment (FVT/GE) regulations, and the more recent STATS/Earnings Accountability regulations that replaced FVT/GE as of July 1, 2026 for institutions choosing early implementation (July 1, 2027 otherwise), ahead of the extended January 2027 deadline.

Federal Student Aid (FSA) on Tuesday released the agenda for its in-person training conference on December 14-16 in National Harbor, Maryland. The agenda features keynote addresses from the Department of Education (ED), along with concurrent breakout sessions focusing on a range of topics, including Workforce Pell, FAFSA updates, ED’s new earnings accountability framework, student loan repayment, and much more. Currently, registration for anyone to attend the in-person training conference is still open, with registration set to close after December 9 or until capacity is reached, whichever comes first.

Following the official implementation of several provisions within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse found that undergraduate enrollment has slowed since last year, along with a decline in graduate student enrollment. 

This webinar, on November 18 at 2 p.m. ET, will review the 2027-28 verification data elements and documentation requirements, highlighting any changes that are made to the verification process for the new award year. It will also focus on some of the more complicated verification-related issues that come up year after year. Reserve your seat today!

This four-week interactive online course, beginning January 11, provides an overview of the 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the entire application process which includes correctly answering dependency questions, supplying tax and income information, parental information, and how an applicant correctly completes and submits a FAFSA. Course participants will also learn the process the FAFSA Processing System (FPS) performs when it receives a FAFSA and understand the difference between corrections, updates, and adjustments to applicant data. Learn more and reserve your seat today!

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