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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnasfaa.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT0xMDExNjMyOSZwPTEmdT0xMDA3MDA3NjE0JmxpPTg4MDc4NjIw%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Clori.boyd%40okstate.edu%7C8553d73857bf4be9d6e908d946bf16d6%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C637618610350879898%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Qo2bDHtH8SPRwA19dxxqjlNrO1uIVPGEXPZObez%2BldU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ED
Announces Changes to Verification Process for the 2021–22 Award Year</span></a> <o:p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black">The Department of Education (ED) on Tuesday announced that it would be making changes to the verification process for the 2021-22 award year as a means of providing relief to students
financially challenged by the pandemic and aim to reduce barriers to enrollment for millions of low-income students to access financial aid. “Each year, the verification process poses unnecessary hurdles for students who are most in need of student financial
assistance,” said NASFAA President Justin Draeger. “Verification disproportionately impacts low-income students, the very same population that has been most negatively impacted by the pandemic. This singular act from the Department of Education provides sweeping
relief to students and schools when they need it most, and will fast track financial aid dollars to students who are otherwise mired in bureaucratic red tape.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FE5C00">LORI BOYD</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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