Thoughout this summary of big changes coming on July 1 to Pell Grant eligibility, student loan repayments, and student loan eligibility are the words "chaos", "confusion", "panic", and "students don't know about".
A Federal Department of Education that has not yet demonstrated their concern for or knowledge of student needs has worked to rewind some Biden programs, to eliminate others, but to extend Pell grants to short-term career prep programs.
So much of this seems like solutions to poorly understood or non-existent problems.
It's taken them a long time to make all of these changes, and it's taking them a long time to develop clear communications about what students and potential students (and their parents) need to do.
If you know students heading to college, in college, or paying off college loans, please send this summary to them, talk with them about what some of this might mean for them, and try to be sure that they can get in touch with caring people who can help sort all this out.
