{"id":14320,"date":"2023-01-01T22:28:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/?p=14320"},"modified":"2023-03-21T22:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T05:48:34","slug":"financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/2023\/01\/01\/financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying for College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Financial aid is money to help pay for college or career school. Grants, work-study, loans, and scholarships help make college or career school affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A grant is a form of financial aid that doesn\u2019t have to be repaid (unless, for example, you withdraw from school and owe a refund, or you receive a TEACH Grant and don\u2019t complete your service obligation). 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