Applying for federal student aid has always been a necessary process, but never a simple one. This year, the federal government rolled out a new, supposedly simplified version of the application form ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Right now, students applying to college are filling out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Student Aid. The application portal opened in November after weeks of testing. The chaotic ...

The rollout of the so-called "Simplified FAFSA" has been anything but "simple." Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in late 2020, giving the Department of Education (ED) a clear mandate to ...

It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single Education Department college form turned into a massive policy blunder, harming the very students and universities it ...

Anyone who has applied for college financial aid knows the daunting task of filling out the FAFSA, officially known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. As a candidate, Barack Obama ...

A laptop on a desk with FAFSA concept on the screen. Applying for federal student aid has always been a necessary process, but never a simple one. This year, the federal government rolled out a new, ...