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have their loans forgiven after 10 years.
In addition to efforts to alleviate financial burden on students, one of the issues King said the Department of Education is working on is increasing the simplicity and transparency of financial aid.
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Ajita Talwalker Menon senior policy advisor for Higher Education at the White House Domestic Policy Council, said the Department has been working on developing tools on their website to help students make smart decisions about the costs of a higher education.
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"As more students are reliant on student loans to finance their education, it's important they know there are options to support them." Menon said.
King also said the department has worked on shortening the time it takes to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. He said it now takes about as long as watching a TV show.
"We want to make sure that we ask the questions that are needed for students to get financial aid, and we think we can continue to make further simplification and look forward to working with Congress on that," King said.
Although the website does what it can to explain the borrowing and repayment process, King said he encourages individual universities to offer financial counseling to their students.
The University currently has Student Money Management Services to help students assess their financial situation and make sound decisions.
In a recent interview with the Kansan, Heppler also said it is important for students to understand how they will deal with loan payments after graduation.
"We try to empower students by helping them understand their situation and develop a plan," Heppler said. "You need to understand your financial aid because you'll have to pay it back, and you'll have six months after graduation to figure out how you're going to do that."
Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary in the Department of Education, said the department is looking at working with Congress to create refinancing programs that would extend into the private loan spectrum.
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On March 1, Gov. Sam Brownback announced a 3 percent cut to Kansas universities, resulting in a $7.18 million cut to the University. In a statement to students on March 2, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said the cut "presents significant challenges and will require difficult decisions moving forward."
We try to empower students by helping them understand their situation and develop a plan."
Financial aid from the federal government might be a traditional way of funding a college education, however, for some students, filling out FAFSA just does not cut it, and they
Although loans can help, King said it is up to states to continue to invest in public institutions to help alleviate the burden of tuition.
turn to private loans.
"One thing that has driven higher costs have been disinvestment in higher education," King said. "We
King said cuts like these can increase the burden of student debt.
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Protestors interrupted Trump several times during his speech. The republican presidential candidate has been met with protest at many of his rallies.
Trump rally riddled with protesters as he discusses campaign platforms
The second half of Trump's speech focused on his platforms to "Make America great again," including ensuring America's safety against terrorists.
"The only way we're going stop this craziness is to press charges," Trump said. "I don't want to do that. If you do anything, we're pressing charges," he said.
Roughly three thousand people packed into the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland on Saturday, March 12, to rally for Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump. The event came three days before Missouri's Republican and Democratic primaries on March 15.
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Trump spent the first 30 minutes of his speech discussing protesters. He touched on the protests in Chicago the previous Friday night that prompted him to cancel that rally. By the end of the speech, 12 separate groups of protesters demonstrated against Trump and were escorted out of the building.
"It sounds like you have a couple of protesters back there, the hell with them," he said.
As more and more demonstrators popped up, Trump threatened to press charges against them, but said he didn't want to have to go that far.
With the first few groups, Trump called for them to be removed and applauded the police who did so.
"We're going to rebuild our military. We're going to make it so strong we won't have to fight wars because no one is going to fight with us like they do now," he said.
"They're decapitating people, they're drowning people, and they're chopping off heads," he said. "Yes, I'm in favor of waterboarding. As far as I am concerned, you can go a lot farther than waterboarding if you like."
He also discussed the March 10 Republican debate and the question of whether he supports waterboarding.
"We're going to have strong borders. We're not going to let the drugs pour in; we're not going to let people come in that are illegal," he said. "We're going to build a wall, and Mexico, as sure as you're standing here, Mexico is going to pay for the wall."
As Trump wrapped up, he promised that once he's president, the American people will have a president to be proud of.
Trump promised to repeal the Common Core and take care of veterans. When he addressed building a wall between the United States and Mexico, his supporters began chanting, "Build the wall."
"We're going to knock the hell out of ISIS," Trump said. "We're going to win with our Second Amendment, we're not going to let them chop up our Second Amendment. We're going to
start winning so much, and you're going to be so proud."
With the Missouri primaries only three days away, he urged Missouri voters to go out and vote because he said if they don't, "we've wasted our time."
ever did because you're going to be proud of the country, proud of your president and we're going to go out and make America great again," Trump said.
"You're going to remember that evening, two, three, four years from now, you're going to say you remember that evening, and you're going to look back and say that's the greatest thing you
Before the event, supporters and protesters argued and chanted at each other. Some supporters began lining up four hours before the doors opened at 4 p.m.
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are pushing states to make better investments."
King has recently met with students and educators in Georgia and Alabama as a part of the Department's College Opportunity Across America tour. According to the Department's Press Office, King will set out to "hear stories from students and campus leaders about innovative strategies that increase access, affordability and positive outcomes for all students." Next week, King, will be making stops in San Francisco and Washington D.C.
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