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The launch of the FAFSA Simplification Act was filled with technical glitches that caused delays and locked families out of the form, leaving families in the dark about their options to pay for ...
Unfortunately, the FAFSA Simplification Act has been anything but simple, but students should still make sure to fill the form out. It is the largest source of aid available.
Four years ago, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act, designed to streamline and make fairer the frustrating — and sometimes agonizing — process 17 million American families endure ...
In 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act — a bill that aimed to simplify the process of applying for federal financial aid for college. But the Biden administration botched the ...
The law comes after last year’s FAFSA form was released three months late due to significant technical glitches in a new, simplified version of the form. The new form was a result of the FAFSA ...
The FAFSA Simplification Act made numerous changes to the application and calculation of financial aid eligibility starting in the 2024-2025 award year. In some cases these changes could increase the ...
The 2024-25 FAFSA form witnessed its share of hiccups, both when the form soft launched last December and officially debuted this past January. The 2024-25 form got a makeover after the FAFSA ...
Obama administration unveils work on FAFSA simplification"The debate about how to simplify FAFSA I think had been going on for over 20 years," Duncan said. "So this change is long, long overdue ...
Jennifer Finetti, is a college finance expert and Director of Student Advocacy at ScholarshipOwl, a personalized scholarship matching and management service tool. Finetti closely watched the role out ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It’s been called by some a stunning failure. In June of 20-24, the chief operating officer for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid stepped down ...