a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Education, called the decrease “a natural result” of the state policy change. He said schools continue to inform students about the FAFSA ...

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will only be partially available starting Oct. 1, the Education Department said.

But due to the bipartisan FAFSA Simplification Act passed in 2020, families are seeing major changes on the 2024-2025 form. One major change is replacement of the expected family contribution ...

After a three-month delay from its usual release date, the new and allegedly improved FAFSA (or Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is finally slated to launch by Dec. 31, 2023. If you're ...

As a result, the Department of Education (ED) began implementing these changes via a phased approach with only a few of the mandated adjustments showing up on the October 1, 2022, FAFSA.

Additional updates will be posted here as announced. The FAFSA Simplification Act was passed by Congress in 2020 and encompasses significant changes to the processes and systems used to award federal ...