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Education Department says 10 million FAFSA forms complete

FAFSA forms have been completed, a 17% increase over the same point last year. ・New FAFSA earnings indicator encouraged ...
Inside Higher Ed

‘Nice-to-Have’ FAFSA User Experience Updates Coming Soon

The improvements will, among other things, make the federal aid process quicker for parents without Social Security Numbers ...

Completing the FAFSA: Everything You Should Know

"Because there were technical difficulties with the FAFSA for the last two cycles, it's hard to say whether overall this has ...

Free FAFSA seminar helps local students secure college aid.

A free FAFSA seminar March 21 at Oxford Public Library will help students and parents complete financial aid forms and ...
EdSource

State legislation extends financial aid deadline when FAFSA is delayed

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved legislation recently to extend the deadline to apply for financial aid programs administered by the California Student Aid Commission when there is a delay accessing the ...
Yahoo

The 2025-26 FAFSA Is Open. Here’s What You Need to Know

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in EducationNC. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officially released the 2025–26 Free ...
The Washington Post

The new FAFSA was supposed to help students. It’s still a problem.

Students at a workshop for help with their FAFSA form in Washington on March 16. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single ...
CNBC

The 2025-26 FAFSA is open ahead of schedule — here's why it's important to file for college aid early

The Education Department said the 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to all students and families, ahead of schedule. Students should file the FAFSA as soon as they can, experts say. This week, the new ...
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Tennessee students face 2026-2027 FAFSA application deadline

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students in Tennessee have less than two weeks to complete and submit their 2026-2027 Free Application for ...
abc13

The new FAFSA: What you need to know to get financial aid for college

There's one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it's about to look a lot different. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, ...
EdSource

Technical issues, lack of communication named as problems in FAFSA fallout

This past year’s rollout of a revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was plagued with delays and problems, EdSource and other outlets reported. On Tuesday, the U.S. Government ...
ABC7

A new FAFSA problem could keep families waiting longer for financial aid awards

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education has found another problem impacting some college financial aid forms that could further delay students' aid awards, leaving them in limbo as they decide where ...