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(Via MissouriNet) The National College Attainment Network says Missouri high school graduates missed out on $71.3 million in Pell grants in 2021 because they did not complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA. The FAFSA is used to consider eligibility for federal grants, federal loans, and state grants. State Senator Karla Eslinger, R-Wasola, is proposing to require Missouri high schoolers to fill out the application before graduating. In the 2020-21 academic year, more than 1.7 million high school graduates nationally did not fill out the FAFSA. Just under half of those graduates – about 813,000 students – were Pell Grant-eligible. According to the National College Attainment Network, eight states require students to fill out the FAFSA – Louisiana, Texas, Illinois, California, Alabama, Colorado, New Hampshire and Maryland. Several other states are considering similar measures. During a Missouri Senate Education Committee about Eslinger's bill,

United statesNew hampshireNational collegeUniversity of central missouriGreg razerCade tremainKarla eslingerCindy olaughlinScott kimbleDuringa missouri senate education committeeNational college attainment networkMissouri association of school administratorsVia missourinetFree applicationFederal student aidSenator karla eslinger