TG Updates

TG videoconference to help students, families complete FAFSA
In recognition of Financial Aid Awareness Month, TG will host Applying for Financial Aid: The FAFSA Process, its ninth consecutive videoconference to help students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

TG offers free teleconference on HEROES Act
The first TG teleconference in 2004 will feature information on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003.

Federal Updates

ED to deliver FY 2002 draft cohort default rates
In two weeks (on February 17), ED is scheduled to electronically transmit FY 2002 draft cohort default rate (CDR) notification packages to all postsecondary schools located in the United States.

Trends and Issues

Edufacts™ — January 2004
College students who want to travel abroad and see a different part of the world don't have to wait until the end of a semester or graduation to visit a distant land.

MYF hosts chat for financial aid professionals next week
Mapping Your Future will host a special chat event for financial aid professionals on Tuesday, February 10, 2004, at 3 p.m. CST.

Common Manual

Common Manual Updates
Information on recent updates to the Common Manual.

Legislative Update

The January 27 issue of TG’s Legislative Report includes updates on the U.S. Senate’s passage of FY 2004 omnibus appropriations and consideration of a pension reform bill, and the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s annual reports on unauthorized appropriations and expiring authorizations. Also included is news on an executive order from Texas Governor Rick Perry that universities begin setting accountability and efficiency standards. Keep up with the latest developments by reading the full report on TG Online at www.tgslc.org/lege_report/index.cfm.

This, That, and the Other...

Will your state see more high school graduates over the next 10 years — or fewer? While the number of graduates is projected to increase in half the states, the number is actually expected to decline in the other half and in the District of Columbia. How will your state fare?

If you’ve ever wished you could see into the future, ED is doing its best to help you out — at least for predicting the future of education. Detailed projections on a number of elementary, secondary, and higher education measures are now available online, courtesy of ED’s National Center for Education Statistics.

To find out whether your state will see more or fewer high school graduates in the future, review the table at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/
projections/ch_3.asp#3.

You can access a detailed guide to all the other projections available online at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/
projections/.