Education Department's Student-Aid Office Will Scrap Computer System

The Education Department will abandon one of the 11 computer systems that are used to manage student-aid programs, officials announced last week.

Department officials, who have come under fire for their reluctance to update an arcane computer network, said that the move was the start of a wider consolidation of computer networks that could make it easier for colleges and students to get the information and funds they need.

Under the plan, the Office of

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