Encourage students to enter TG's monthly Milton G. Wright Scholarship drawing on Adventures In Education today. Twelve monthly $500 scholarships will be awarded to qualified students throughout 2013.
Remind students about the Milt G. Wright monthly scholarship drawing
May 22, 2013 · TG Student and Institutional Success · No Comments
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ED further delays the implementation date for certain state authorization regulations
May 21, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments
In an electronic announcement (e-ANN) dated May 17, 2013, ED announced that it would soon publish a Federal Register Notice delaying the implementation date for certain state authorization regulations [34 CFR 600.9(a) and (b)] until July 1, 2014. The Federal Register notice was subsequently published on May 21, 2013.
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ED issues guidance on Pell Grant duration of eligibility and lifetime eligibility used
May 21, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments
On May 17, 2013, ED issued Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) GEN-13-14 which provided the community with additional information on Pell Grant duration of eligibility provisions of the HEA (Public Law 112-74), the use of Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU), and how a student or school may dispute the accuracy of Pell Grant LEU information in the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System.
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ED issues interim final rules on 150 percent Direct Subsidized loan limit
May 20, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments
In the May 16, 2013 Federal Register, ED published interim final rules that implement the 150 percent Direct Subsidized loan limit created by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (Map-21) enacted on July 6, 2012. The rules became effective on May 16, 2013.
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TG’s AIE™ offers 8 Steps to College infographic
May 17, 2013 · TG Customer Training and Event Management · No Comments
Download this helpful graphic that gives students the 8 steps to getting to college, a free resource from TG and AIE.
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ED issues guidance on reporting of academic year and loan period for Direct loans
May 15, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments
On May 10, 2013, ED issued Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) GEN-13-13 which announces guidance and provides examples to schools pertaining to how they must report the Direct Loan academic year and loan period dates to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System. This guidance is a necessary component to the implementation of the 150 percent Direct Subsidized loan time-limited eligibility provisions of Public Law 112-141.
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Closed school corner, May 2013
May 15, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments
Review the list of newly reported school closures and corrections from the May 2013 Closed School Monthly Report supplied by ED.
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Recorded TG Annual Training Conference sessions now available on TG Online
May 14, 2013 · TG Customer Training and Event Management · No Comments
Last month, the TG Annual Training Conference offered attendees a wide range of information on financial aid, regulatory changes, default prevention, financial literacy, outreach and awareness, and more. Judging by customer feedback, attendees found the conference a rewarding experience; the conference received a 4.53 overall customer satisfaction score.
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Ask the policy expert: Graduation without exit counseling?
May 13, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · 2 Comments
Can a school decline to allow a student to graduate if he or she has not completed exit counseling?
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Financial Literacy Professionals Dig Deeper at TG Conference
May 10, 2013 · TG Customer Training and Event Management · No Comments
A TG Conference session on financial literacy programs provided practical information on event promotion, social media, and tracking results.
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