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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Tennessee leads nation in FAFSA application rate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee is topping the charts, not in music, but in the number of completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications. According to the nonprofit, the National College Attainment Network (NCAN), the Volunteer State leads the nation in FAFSA completion. The state reported 75.7% of Tennessee Promise students completed the FAFSA, a record-breaking rate for Tennessee. 'I think a lot of educators try to teach and prepare students for the future, and college, attending college to further that education is one of their pathways beyond high school,' Jason Seay with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission said. FAFSA is federal financial aid to help students pay for college. Tennessee typically ranks in the top two or three in the country for its FAFSA completion rate. This year, the TN Higher Education Commission credits the state's 'all hands on deck' approach to its highest application completion rate yet. 'That tremendous network of college access organizations statewide that help students at the high school level, in addition to school counselors, educators, financial aid administrators,' Seay said. 'All that centered around that FAFSA Frenzy Campaign is something we rely on each and every year to become the leader in the nation of FAFSA completion.' In addition to the state's high FAFSA application completion rate, the Class of 2025 also saw a record-breaking number of students apply for the 'last dollar scholarship,' which covers tuition and other fees for community or technical college that the FAFSA doesn't. ⏩ The priority deadline for the FAFSA for the Tennessee Promise scholarship has passed, but other students participating in different programs still have time to apply for federal financial aid. To complete the FAFSA, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
22-05-2025
- CBS News
Philadelphia police officer shot near Overbrook High School to be released from hospital
The Philadelphia police officer who was shot trying to break up a large fight outside Overbrook High School earlier this month is being released from the hospital on Thursday. The officer's identity has yet to be publicly released. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said he had recently graduated from the academy and had been on the job for only a few months. The shooting happened around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, after police responded to several fights breaking out outside the West Philadelphia high school. Dachan Seay, the alleged shooter, was arrested at the scene and charged the next day with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, illegal gun possession, reckless endangerment and related offenses. Police said Seay was called to the scene by someone or multiple people who were involved in the fights. Seay allegedly was armed with a Ruger-57 and is accused of firing the gun with a rifle round into the ground. Investigators said the cartridge ricocheted and struck the officer under his bulletproof vest. Bethel said that on the day of the shooting, the officer didn't realize he was shot at first, but then he was rushed to the hospital and into surgery. On May 8, Bethel said the officer was out of surgery but suffered a significant injury. No Philadelphia police officers fired their weapons during the incident, Bethel said. This is a developing story and will be updated.
CBS News
08-05-2025
- CBS News
Man charged after Philadelphia police officer shot trying to break up fight outside Overbrook High School
A 30-year-old man has been charged with shooting a Philadelphia police officer trying to break up a fight outside Overbrook High School on Wednesday afternoon, according to the city's police commissioner. Dachan Seay was charged with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, illegal gun possession, reckless endangerment and related offenses, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel announced Thursday. The shooting happened outside Overbrook High School around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday after police responded to reports of several fights breaking out. Police said that at some point, Seay was called into the area by someone or some people involved in the fights. According to police, Seay came to the scene armed with a Ruger-57. He's accused of firing the gun with a rifle round into the ground. Police said the cartridge ricocheted and struck a 26-year-old police officer under his bulletproof vest. The officer was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and into surgery, police said. Bethel said Thursday the officer is out of surgery but suffered a significant injury. Bethel said the officer is alert and talking, and "on the road to recovery." The officer has not been identified, but police said he had only been on the job for under a year. Bethel said Thursday that Seay has some type of connection to the people involved in the fights, but it's unclear how. Bethel said it could be familial. Bethel said Seay has a previous criminal record, including aggravated assault and retail theft. The police commissioner echoed his message from Wednesday, saying adults should heed this incident as a warning. "You should not be engaged in this activity," Bethel said on Thursday. "You should not be coming up to school and aggravating. It is your job to de-escalate these situations. It's your job to come up to the school and work with those schools when those fights are occurring, not putting that all on policing and putting that on the school. It is parents' duty to do that. If everybody did their job, then our schools would not have these issues, nor would we have these issues with young people in the community." This is a developing story and will be updated.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Yahoo
UPDATE: Man charged with DUI, hit-and-run injury following Thursday evening crash
Mar. 21—MITCHELL — A Mitchell man has been charged with driving with a revoked license, first-offense driving under the influence and hit-and-run injury following a crash Thursday evening. Andrew Seay, 50, was the driver of the GMC Sierra that collided with a motorcycle at the 1200 block of East Havens, according to police. The driver of the motorcycle, who is not being named, was transported to the hospital with injuries. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Police say Seay's license was revoked in 2021 due to failure to pay child support. His preliminary breath test taken at the jail on Thursday evening following the crash was .248 percent, police told the Mitchell Republic on Friday. The legal driving limit in South Dakota is .08 percent. Witness statements to police following the crash said Seay was driving the GMC, which was traveling east and turning into the trailer court when it allegedly failed to yield to the motorcycle traveling west. Following the collision, witnesses said the GMC traveled into the trailer court and saw Seay exit the vehicle. The crash is still under investigation, police said.
