Interview: Breaking down changes to this year's FAFSA process

The FAFSA is now open with thousands of students already applying to secure college financial aid. This is much earlier than ...
Wall Street Journal

What Is Legal Guardianship for the Fafsa? A Guide for Students

Per the Fafsa, legal guardianship is when a student is under the court-ordered care of someone other than a parent or stepparent Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert on insurance, ...
NPR

Issues with FAFSA could mean many students don't go to college in the fall

This year's college financial aid process was supposed to be easier, after the U.S. Department of Education revamped the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, last year. Vanessa Cordova ...
CNN

Why families applying for financial aid may initially have trouble with the new FAFSA

When the FAFSA is paused, families may not be able to start or resume work on the form, which will be used to determine financial aid eligibility for the 2024-25 academic year. The form is expected to ...
USA Today

How did the FAFSA rollout go so wrong? A look at the key events

Richard Cordray, a top Education Department official, signs his performance contract, which says implementing the FAFSA Simplification Act is his first priority – higher than student loan relief.