As ED fixes formula mistake, applicants may see more delays After fixing the new FAFSA form, the Education Department freed up another $1.8 billion in federal student aid. Colleges are still ...

The Education Department plans a phased rollout of the FAFSA this year after the revamped form's introduction was beset by major glitches. FAFSA Was a Debacle Last Year. Here’s What the Ed. Dept.

ED kept its promise of launching the 2024-25 FAFSA by the end of 2023, although just barely. The department called its Dec. 30 occasion a soft launch of the form .

24/7 but glitchy: After soft launch challenges, FAFSA 2024-25 form is now available 24/7, Dept of Ed says Tips to avoid common issues with the new FAFSA Students can’t sign the FAFSA before ...

Government investigators dissected the federal aid form’s botched rollout at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Their findings paint a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new ...

So far, the application has remained functional aside from one worrying incident on March 13, two days after the RIF, when the FAFSA website crashed, preventing students and families from applying for ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Wednesday that it will make a fully functional Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, available by December 1, following a two-month ...

The new FAFSA form rolls out Tuesday to a select group of students in order to test fixes to college financial aid system, the Education Department announced.

Already, however, the FAFSA application process is not running the way it did before last year's big shakeup. Here is what to know. When does the 2025-2026 FAFSA come out?

Dec. 30, 2023 — Simplified FAFSA Soft Launches. ED kept its promise of launching the 2024-25 FAFSA by the end of 2023, although just barely.