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Complete Issue, Christopher W. Tremblay, Patrick J. O'Connor Phd
Complete Issue, Christopher W. Tremblay, Patrick J. O'Connor Phd
Journal of College Access
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Increasing College Opportunity: School Counselors And Fafsa Completion, Laura Owen, Erik Westlund
Increasing College Opportunity: School Counselors And Fafsa Completion, Laura Owen, Erik Westlund
Journal of College Access
Closing postsecondary opportunity gaps has become a national, state and local educational priority. To help eliminate these gaps, the US Department of Education initiated a project that provided real time student level Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion status to large urban school districts. Leveraging this information, school counselors identified and supported students and families as they navigated the financial aid process, resulting in statistically significant impacts on FAFSA completion and college attendance.