A new system implemented by the California Student Aid Commission will make applying for Cal Grants easier for Los Angeles students.

Los Angeles high-schoolers now have greater access to Cal Grants. (prayitno, Creative Commons)

The system, which was trialed in the Los Angeles Unified School District last year, will allow the district to share required information with the Commission electronically.

The L.A. Times reported:

"The system's pilot run resulted in 2,000 more college-bound L.A. Unified students receiving state-funded Cal Grants in 2012 than in previous years."

The district is hopeful that the new system will continue to help high school seniors who would otherwise lack the resources to apply for and obtain financial aid.

Read the full story at the L.A. Times.

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