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With hundreds fewer workers, can the Federal Student Aid office still function?
After the Education Department slashed its workforce in half last week, current and former staffers are uncertain key ...
FAFSA has struggled for years. Then Trump cut the Education Department in half
Families and students are growing nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) amid ...
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Will the FAFSA Still Exist if the Department of Education Is Shut Down?
The White House wants to close the federal education agency, but experts say students should fill out the Free Application ...
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Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?
The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.
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Staffing reductions at Education Department haven’t hit FAFSA office amid Trump cuts, agency says
The Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid processes over 17.6 million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms annually with a staff of roughly 1,400 employees ...
Trump shrunk the office overseeing financial aid and student loans. These charts show how.
More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office, internal charts show.
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What's the Future of Student Loans and FAFSA if the Department of Education Goes Under?
"There has been little communication about how the department plans to sustain efficient operations ... your financial aid package, contact your school's financial aid office.