066 What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA? 2021-02-23 - Sooooo much news!

<p>Dana and Dennis started by talking about Dennis's new toaster, a conference update, and a soon-to-release update on the CCCSFAAA elections.  Then, a lot of news!</p> <ul><li>FSA <a href='https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/021721AppVerifiGuide2122FSAHBK'>Electronic Announcement</a> regarding the 2021-2022 AVG.</li> <li>Washington Post <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2021/02/17/unemployed-workers-retraining/'>article</a> on the changing job world, post-pandemic.</li> <li><a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/state_advocacy_toolkit'>Update</a> to NASFAA's State Advocacy Toolkit.  It's the addition of a link to the <a href='https://www.ecs.org/state-education-policy-watch-list/'>ECS State Education Policy Watch List</a>.</li> <li>An <a href='https://www.nacubo.org/News/2021/2/Second-Round-of-Emergency-Grants-to-Students-Will-Require-1098T-Reporting'>IRS Notice</a> that changes their stance on 1098s and emergency grants.</li> <li>An <a href='https://edsource.org/2021/california-needs-a-common-application-for-admission-to-its-public-college-and-universities-higher-ed-panel-urges/648931'>EdSource article</a> about the need for a common admissions app for all public California colleges and universities.  All of this comes from a <a href='https://www.capostsecondaryforall.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Recovery-with-Equity_2021Feb15.pdf'>report</a> by a Governor-created task force.</li> <li>Another <a href='https://edsource.org/2021/cdc-issues-color-coded-guide-for-school-reopening-but-could-create-more-confusion-in-california/648792'>EdSource article</a> about a color-coded guide from the <a href='https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/community/schools-childcare/Operational-Strategy-for-K-12-Schools-through-Phased-Mitigation.pdf'>CDC</a> for school reopening.</li> <li>A <a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/24735/Study_Financial_Aid_Verification_Poses_Heightened_Barriers_to_College_Access'>NASFAA article</a> about a Tennessee study on how verification adds a barrie