Families and students are growing nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) amid ...

The White House wants to close the federal education agency, but experts say students should fill out the Free Application ...

After the Education Department slashed its workforce in half last week, current and former staffers are uncertain key ...

Staffing reductions have not hit the Department ... "No employees working on the FAFSA or student loan servicing were impacted by the reduction in force," Madi Biedermann, a spokesperson for ...

Staffing cuts are already causing issues but you should submit the FAFSA if you need help paying for college. Here's how to do it. Dawn Allcot is a full-time freelance writer, content marketing ...

More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office, internal charts show.

“From what we’ve seen – the oversight, the testing issues – if they keep managing it the way they are, I don’t have confidence that they’ll be able to deliver the functionality,” in this upcoming ...

To fix last year's issues, the 2025-2026 FAFSA was also delayed ... To support filers, the U.S. Department of Education increased staffing at the Federal Student Aid Information Center and ...

also received reports of users experiencing technical issues and having trouble completing the FAFSA. “We’ve been trying to get more clarity on why it’s down,” said Allie Bidwell Arcese ...

If you're worried about filling out the 2025-26 FAFSA-- or have ... However, because of the staffing cuts, you should expect delays if you have any questions or issues with your application ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, could be reassigned to another government agency if the Department of Education is abolished.