The Chronicle of Higher Education

Education Dept. Announces a Long-Awaited FAFSA Fix. But Is It Too Little, Too Late?

The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced a long-awaited fix that it said would allow students whose parents lack a Social Security number to complete the Free Application for Federal ...
Forbes

How To Update Your FAFSA If You're Financially Harmed By The LA Wildfires

Fires, floods and hurricanes have caused incalculable damage to different parts of the country over the past decade, and they appear to be getting worse. The wildfires in California are just the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The FAFSA Isn’t Fixed for Everyone

Luis Vergara felt a surge of hope when he saw the news. On April 30, the U.S. Department of Education announced changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that, the agency said, ...
Yahoo

'This is just the biggest fiasco.' College admissions upended by financial aid form glitches

Student Eric Gomez is assisted by college counselor Lynda McGee in filling out his FAFSA application at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Esmeralda Bernal ...
Los Angeles Times

‘This is just the biggest fiasco.’ College admissions upended by financial aid form ...

Esmeralda Bernal is the valedictorian of Downtown Magnets High School this year, the daughter of Mexican immigrants who never went to college. She’s taken 18 college-level classes and aced them with a ...