The FAFSA Drama Continues - Part 19 (it's just about out)

From the Washington Post: The Education Department on Thursday officially released the federal student aid application for the 2025-2026 academic year, ahead of schedule and after an extensive testing period to avoid another tumultuous rollout of the financial aid form.

Since the beginning of the week, the department quietly made the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, available for all families to fill out during a final round of testing. The financial aid form traditionally goes live in October, but the department pushed the launch date to Dec. 1 to allow a small number of students to complete the application and identify any problems. Congress on Thursday approved legislation requiring the Education Department to release the financial aid form on Oct. 1 moving forward...

The Education Department is trying to redeem itself after the disastrous launch of the redesigned FAFSA this past December. Technical glitches, inaccurate calculations and bureaucratic delays prevented students from completing the form and receiving timely financial aid offers...

Full story at https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/11/21/fafsa-financial-aid-form-release/.