Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

In 2025, the U.S. government has released updated income benchmarks that determine eligibility for various federal aid programs, including SNAP, Head Start, and the National School Lunch Program.

With the cost of attending the University of Mississippi now topping $31,000 a year, more students are discovering that ...

Big changes are on the horizon for federal financial aid and the college students who rely on it. Here's what to expect.

A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials Tuesday seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying food for their families after federal SNAP funding is expected to ...

WASHINGTON -- As Americans enter the third year of the pandemic, they can expect to receive significantly less federal aid. There won't be any more stimulus checks. Boosted unemployment benefits and ...

After a pandemic-era pause, repayments on defaulted student loans restarted last month. Many borrowers are running into barriers. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a cornerstone of the Trump ...

For decades, federal student aid has opened the doors of higher education to millions of Americans. Loans, grants and work-study programs have opened up countless opportunities to unlock potential, ...

After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents ...

Among the many major changes to federal financial aid policy in Congress’s budget reconciliation bill, one could have an underreported but outsize effect on both college finances and educational ...

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