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After FAFSA difficulties, Maryland college aid system down in another obstacle for students
BALTIMORE -- After the troubled rollout of the new FAFSA application, Students in Maryland are facing another obstacle. The Maryland College Aid Processing System website, also known as MDCaps, is temporarily down.The U.S. Department of Education introduced an overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, this year. The form is now shorter and simpler, but computer glitches led to a botched rollout. Maryland's higher education system cites several issues it's facing transitioning MDCaps to the FAFSA form's federal changes.Some problems include uploading completed MHEC One applications, inconsistencies in award amounts and errors with the document management...
Many disappointed after power outage at Xfinity Center postpones University of Maryland graduation
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (DC News Now) — Many University of Maryland students were disappointed after their graduation was unexpectedly postponed Monday. The School of Public Health’s graduation ceremony was postponed because of a power outage at the Xfinity Center. Dozens of people were heard booing in a mostly dark Xfinity Center on Monday afternoon after […]
Montgomery College students, nonprofit create community food forest to fight food insecurity
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Students at Montgomery College have teamed up with one local non-profit to create a food forest on the college’s campus. Organizers of the project say many students on the college’s campus are facing food insecurity, so they created this space to grow food and help combat the issue. […]
Students, parents want weapons detectors made permanent at Alexandria schools
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Students and parents who attend Alexandria Public Schools say they want weapons detector systems inside school buildings permanently. Alexandria City Public Schools shared the results of a survey with school board members at a meeting Thursday. About 1,800 people responded to last month's community survey. The...
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