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Monday, November 18, 2024

The FAFSA Drama Continues - Part 18 (trying again)

From Inside Higher Ed: The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is on track to launch ahead of its Dec. 1 deadline, Education Department officials announced on a press call Thursday afternoon, likely around Nov. 22—though the officials said they couldn’t confirm an exact date. The department released this year’s FAFSA in phases to test the form for bugs and user compatibility issues. Officials said the rollout entered its fourth and final testing phase Wednesday, after initial testing received cautiously positive feedback from families and college access groups...

All eyes are on the FAFSA after last year’s overhaul and bungled rollout of the application led to months of delays and a significant decline in completion rates, dampening first-year enrollment this fall. Last year, the form launched at the end of December, with a slew of technical errors and glitches that flummoxed students and stymied financial aid offices...

Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/11/15/2025-26-fafsa-will-launch-ahead-schedule.

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