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FAFSA Challenge Winner: Forestville Central School (Western New York)
Forestville Central School aims to assist all college-bound seniors with completing the FAFSA. The school partners with a local college to host a financial aid information night, where a financial aid representative visits the school and explains to parents how to...
FAFSA Challenge Winner: Leadership Academy for Young Men (Rochester City School District)
Rochester’s Leadership Academy for Young Men encourages students to complete the FAFSA by advertising and promoting FAFSA workshops hosted by the Rochester College Access Network (RCAN). The school gets the word out to students and families using robocalls, Google...
FAFSA Challenge Winner: Leonardo da Vinci High School (Buffalo Public Schools)
School counselors at Leonardo da Vinci High School in Buffalo start the FAFSA completion process with a financial aid night in early November. Financial aid counselors from D’Youville College are on hand to assist students and parents with the process. Throughout...
FAFSA Challenge Winner: Pan American International High School at Monroe (New York City)
New York City’s Pan American International High School at Monroe begins collecting the documents students will need to complete the FAFSA in April of their junior year. Staff members at the school then meet with students and parents throughout the summer to create...
Ed Trust–NY submits public comment in support of the New York State Education Department’s proposed regulation to require study in language acquisition and literacy development of English Language Learners
June 24, 2019 NYS Education Department Office of Higher Education 89 Washington Avenue, Room 975 EBA Albany, NY 12234 Submitted via email To whom it may concern: We write in strong support of the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED’s) proposed regulation...
Ed Trust–NY names 12 high schools as winners of The New York FAFSA Completion Challenge
The Challenge recognizes high schools with the highest FAFSA completion rates and for improvements since last year NEW YORK – The Education Trust–New York today recognized 12 public high schools across New York State for their work helping students complete the...