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Education Mar 06

What does the Education Department do? A guide to the agency Trump wants to gut

By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Nation Aug 29

College students finally apply for financial aid after long summer of technical glitches

After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad.

By Annie Ma, Associated Press

Nation Mar 26

Students walk through the campus of Temple University, which has an enrollment of more than a 38,000 and offers 464 academ...
Watch 8:42
Troubled rollout of FAFSA overhaul causes major delays for students seeking financial aid

Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications. Laura Barrón-López has reaction from students questioning when and if they will get…

By Laura Barrón-López, Karina Cuevas, Maria Witcher, Macayla Ramsey, Cass Technical High School

Education Feb 19

Students applying for college facing uncertainty as revised FAFSA delayed

For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they'll get the financial aid they need to attend.

By Adriana Morga, Associated Press

Education Feb 18

fafsa
Why students applying for college financial aid are facing new technical hurdles

Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has hit several bumps.

By Nadra Nittle, The 19th

Dec 17

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Why changes are coming to FAFSA and how it will affect financial aid for college

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

The road to college financial aid usually begins with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. After years of delays, a new version of the form will be released at the end of December. While it promises increased…

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Mar 28

Worried about taking on student loans? Here are some tips

By Beth Kobliner

The No.1 worry for high schoolers applying to college is student debt, according to a recent survey from The Princeton Review.

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Mar 30

Feds pull FAFSA tool after potential data breach

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Families applying for federal student aid are facing extra hurdles this year after a potential data breach led federal officials to remove an online tool that smoothed the process.

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Sep 30

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FAFSA makes changes, hoping more students will utilize funds

By PBS News Hour

Federal financial aid for college is often underutilized due to the complexity of required paperwork; however, 90% of students who do complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) enroll in school. This year, the FAFSA is being streamlined…

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