Though federal student aid has risen, a plan to support community colleges was all but gutted in March.

尽管联邦学生救助已经增加，但一项支持社区大学的计划最终还是于三月份付诸东流。

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Last year,the five largest received more than three-fourths of their money from federal student aid.

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Programs that fail these tests could be restricted or blocked from federal student aid.

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Without tax verification, no subsidized federal student aid (Title IV aid) can be disbursed.

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Most colleges base theirs on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa.

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To enable Education to identify alien students who may be ineligible to receive Federal student aid.

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