Middle-class families will face the brunt of changes to how the U.S. Department of Education calculates federal financial aid eligibility for college students using the newest version of the FAFSA ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, officially opened Thursday for students seeking financial aid for college during the 2025-2026 school year. The form traditionally ...

Cassy Rodriguez, 17, has always been a planner. Well before high school, she knew she would be the first in her family to graduate from college. She would then get a degree in social work to become a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad ...

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR IN YOUR FAMILY. IT’S NOT JUST A GOOD IDEA FOR STUDENTS TO FILL OUT THE FAFSA FORM. IT’S ALSO A STATE LAW. NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad ...

FAFSA website is seen on the laptop as Adjovi Golo holds a laptop at DePaul University in Chicago. Delays and glitches in the new federal financial aid forms disrupted many students' plans for college ...