Overhead view of paper FAFSA application forms. This year, the disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has derailed the college plans of many low-income students ...

At a time of rising income inequality, advocates worry that a convergence of developments will make it even harder to go to ...

The online Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Glitches with the form caused huge numbers of students to not complete it last year. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

Federal financial aid can be borrowed, earned through work-study or given – for example, as a grant. Here are answers to common questions about the FAFSA. The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal ...

Financial aid offers are finally in the hands of many students, but because of delays with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid many students are deciding where they are going to enroll before ...

Washington (CNN) — Fewer low-income students applied for college financial aid for the current school year after the rollout of an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, ...

The Free Application For Federal Student Aid is officially open, and so far, it looks like things are running smoother than last year, when there were significant delays and problems with the FAFSA.