Background and historical information about the Department of Education was taken from its government website, ed.gov, and The Associated Press. Information about FAFSA and the FSA was taken from ...

the FAFSA form can be obtained at fafsa.ed.gov. An FSA ID is needed for a parent and the student to complete the FAFSA form. To get an FSA ID, go to fsaid.ed.gov. An application form must be ...

Do not wait for an acceptance email or letter from a given college, either. See Fafsa.ed.gov. The actual deadlines vary by state. If your legal residence is Michigan, for example, the deadline ...

fafsa.ed.gov, they get sent to a site that charges $99 to fill out the form, an entirely unnecessary fee. "The first 'F' in FAFSA stands for 'Free' " notes Brady Fergusson, who graduated from East ...

Education Department insiders who spoke with Inside Higher Ed in January about the 2023–24 federal aid fiasco, including former FAFSA czar Jeremy Singer and under secretary of education James Kvaal, ...

Jonathan Taledo, a freshman at the University of Illinois at Chicago, fills out paperwork with his mother, Julissa Leon, during a FAFSA workshop on Feb. 23, 2024, at UIC. (TNS) — Next year’s ...

Tyton’s survey found 41 percent of students felt stress or anxiety regarding their personal finances as a result of the 2024–25 FAFSA delays and modifications. One 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside ...

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in late 2020, giving the Department of Education (ED) a clear mandate to truncate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form for current ...