Maria Carrasco

4 days ago | nasfaa.org | Maria Carrasco

By Maria Carrasco, NASFAA Staff Reporter As the Department of Education (ED) prepares to hold its negotiated rulemaking (Neg Reg) session on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), income-driven repayment (IDR) and other financial assistance programs later this month, dozens of organizations are calling on ED to expand the number of negotiator constituencies to reflect more borrower voices.

4 days ago | nasfaa.org | Maria Carrasco

By Maria Carrasco, NASFAA Staff Reporter After President Donald Trump released his full budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2026 last week, which proposes several cuts to Department of Education (ED) programs, Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the proposal to senators in an appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. On Friday, the White House unveiled its detailed budget request for FY 26 after releasing a “skinny” budget request earlier in May.

5 days ago | nasfaa.org | Maria Carrasco

By Maria Carrasco, NASFAA Staff Reporter With the House having recently passed its reconciliation bill and the Senate now considering how to revise it, two new analyses show how this bill could impact students’ financial aid by either shrinking or completely eliminating their Pell Grant eligibility. The education portion of the House’s reconciliation bill makes several drastic changes to Department of Education (ED) programs, including the Pell Grant program.

1 week ago | zdnet.de | Maria Carrasco

Warum kaufen immer mehr Unternehmen gebrauchte Software? Der Kauf von gebrauchter Software hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einer gängigen Praxis entwickelt, um Lizenzkosten zu reduzieren. Insbesondere in kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen wurden diese zunehmend zu einer Belastung, da Softwareanbieter ihre Dienstleistungen verteuert haben.

2 weeks ago | nasfaa.org | Maria Carrasco

By Maria Carrasco, NASFAA Staff Reporter The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday announced several initiatives to combat alleged fraud in Federal Student Aid (FSA) after an analysis found nearly $90 million in student aid was disbursed to ineligible recipients, according to the department.