From: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it [mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ] On Behalf Of Winters, Kirk Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 3:16 PM To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education publications & more . Subject: Applying for College Financial Aid Easier, Faster Than Ever       MOST FAMILIES ARE ELIGIBLE for some sort of financial      assistance to help pay for technical education or academic      studies, Secretary Riley noted this week in a press release.      The press release, which offers useful facts & tips for      potential applicants, is below.  Additional information on      student financial aid can be found on the Office of      Postsecondary Education's webpage at:           http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/Students/index.html      NOTE: Yesterday, Secretary Riley & other officials appeared      before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health      & Human Services, & Education to testify on the fiscal year 2000      budget request for the Department.  Their testimony can be found      at:           http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/03-1999/00budtst.html ======================================== Applying for College Financial Aid Easier, Faster Than Ever (March 8, 1999) ======================================== According to the nation's largest source of college student aid, the U.S. Department of Education, applying for federal student financial aid this year is easier & faster than ever before