Recent updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid could make it easier for prospective college students and ...

With the cost of attending the University of Mississippi now topping $31,000 a year, more students are discovering that ...

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is hosting several free webinars to assist college-bound students and their families in correctly completing and submitting the Free Application ...

A FAFSA applicant says she was asked to specify her “type of white” while completing the federal financial aid form, calling ...

Trained financial aid professionals will be available at the event to address questions and concerns about the FAFSA.

Students going to college or trade school next year can start the financial aid process now. Since some financial aid is awarded by schools on a first-come, first-served basis, getting a jump on the ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act is an initiative by the United States Department of Education to make applying for federal student aid easier for students. It is the first major redesign of the FAFSA ...

State programs to support students and workforce development are most effective when they are locally coordinated.

A few days before winter break, Lynda McGee, a college counselor at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles Unified, got an unexpected visit from a student's father. The man, a warehouse worker ...

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The Trump administration's plans for student loans have created uncertainty about the future of FAFSA. On March 20, the White House announced that the Small Business Administration would "immediately" ...