The college financial aid form has long been a stressor for high school seniors and their parents. Fixes have made it simpler ...

"Because there were technical difficulties with the FAFSA for the last two cycles, it's hard to say whether overall this has been a good thing for students," Claire Alasio, associ ...

There's one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years. The Free Application for Federal ...

Students seeking federal financial aid need to complete the FAFSA, provide income information and meet basic eligibility ...

The new FAFSA has been a pain point for some families struggling to fill it out as they experience technical glitches and other obstacles. Difficulty completing the FAFSA, or Free Application for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has opened for a limited number of students as part of a beta test, the Department of Education says. The ...

A simpler form, a real break for families who own a business or a farm, and a new hard cutoff for the Pell Grant. The 2026-27 FAFSA both gives and takes.

Despite expected furloughs for a majority of the Department of Education's workers, critical student aid programs will ...

A federal rule quietly changed in 2024, and grandparents who still follow the old advice about 529 withdrawals are leaving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is one of the most important steps students and their families ...