The glitch kept the students from submitting the form on time, which put them last in line to receive aid this year.
Sneha Dey
Sneha Dey is an education reporter for The Texas Tribune, working in partnership with Open Campus. She covers pathways from education to employment and the accessibility of postsecondary education in Texas, with an eye on college readiness, community colleges and career and technical training. Prior to joining the Tribune, she had stints at NPR’s Education Desk and Chalkbeat. Sneha is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She grew up in New York and is based in Austin. Read Articles by Sneha Dey
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Latest effort to block school ratings cracks Texas districts’ once-united front
Dozens of districts sued Texas saying the ratings painted an unfair picture of their schools. Others voluntarily have released their own.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin tightens automatic admission threshold to 5% of Texas’ top high schoolers
The current threshold is 6%. The change comes after the university received a record-breaking 73,000 undergraduate applications for this fall.
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Higher Education
College costs weigh heavily on Texas students as they wait on late financial aid offers
Delays in the new FAFSA led students to take out debt, enroll in community college over their top-choice universities or opt out of going to college.
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Higher Education
North Texas colleges want to make transferring between schools easier, saving students time and money
Thousands of Texas transfer students each year don’t get credit for some community college courses. The partnership seeks to address that.
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Higher Education
National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas
Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin will get funds to visit more students in rural communities and small towns.
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Higher Education
University of North Texas names Harrison Keller as next president
Keller, commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since 2019, takes office on Aug. 1.
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Fewer Texas students seek financial aid for college after this year’s bungled FAFSA rollout
Texas college access advocates are in a race this summer to get more students to apply for federal financial aid.
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Public Education
Texas students’ STAAR scores decline in math and science
The latest results in math are a setback after two years of modest progress toward recovering from the pandemic.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M bonfire will not return to campus
Resuming the bonfire was “not in the interest” of Texas A&M, said school President Mark Welsh III.
