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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened. Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process ...

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Data analysis and higher education policy researchers have long called for more-detailed race and ethnicity data to better ...

Colleges won't start receiving students' financial aid data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, until the first half of March - more than a month later than expected ...

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A FAFSA applicant says she was asked to specify her “type of white” while completing the federal financial aid form, calling attention to racial division spurred by the Trump administration.

President Trump issued a directive to temporarily suspend all federal grants and loans, impacting a wide range of programs including foreign aid, diversity initiatives, and the Green New Deal. While ...

There's one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it's about to look a lot different. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, ...