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Yet the FAFSA bill sailed through Congress despite political gridlock. Widespread glitches and delays this year with the new version of the FAFSA, which millions of students rely on annually to ...

The FAFSA was overhauled last year after Congress ordered the U.S. Department of Education to make widespread changes to the ...

The delays, a result of complications with the newly updated FAFSA form, are coming at a time of unprecedented lows, with high school senior submissions dropping to 37%, according to CNN. These ...

Some advocates fear protected personal information might not stay that way in a second Trump administration. Others say ...

Most of the Department of Education's funding goes toward federal student aid, totaling nearly $161 billion in fiscal year ...

Mixed-status families still reeling from FAFSA glitches Despite the barriers they face in applying to college, hundreds of thousands of students from mixed-status families submit applications for ...

The form to apply for federal financial student aid must roll out by Oct. 1 annually after President Joe Biden signed a bill ...

It is the second year in a row the application process has been delayed. Grand Rapids Community College said the delay in accepting applications this year has helped FAFSA work out bugs in the system.

Similar to last year’s delayed rollout, this year's 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application is delayed, opening on Dec. 1 instead of its original date, Oct. 1.

"He had to move out of his dorm." RELATED: FAFSA delays prompt concerns, stress and in some cases — unenrollment Thousands of students nationwide faced similar challenges after the U.S ...