Students going to college or trade school next year can start the financial aid process now. Since some financial aid is awarded by schools on a first-come, first-served basis, getting a jump on the ...

President Donald Trump awards Charlie Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday. by Herb Weisbaum There are two important rules about getting federal ...

Per the Fafsa, legal guardianship is when a student is under the court-ordered care of someone other than a parent or stepparent Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert on insurance, ...

The U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a faster, easier way for students to apply for federal financial aid. Beginning with the upcoming application cycle, the new FAFSA system will include ...

When the FAFSA is paused, families may not be able to start or resume work on the form, which will be used to determine financial aid eligibility for the 2024-25 academic year. The form is expected to ...

This year's college financial aid process was supposed to be easier, after the U.S. Department of Education revamped the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, last year. Vanessa Cordova ...

The Education Department finally made fixes to FAFSA to make it less of a pain to apply for financial aid. How College Student Aid Just Got Easier In a surprise announcement last week, the Department ...

Richard Cordray, a top Education Department official, signs his performance contract, which says implementing the FAFSA Simplification Act is his first priority – higher than student loan relief.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - As the 2026-27 FAFSA has opened early, students in the Show-Me State have been encouraged to file quickly to get as much financial aid as possible. The Missouri Department of ...

Families and students will have to wait even longer for financial aid offers from colleges and universities. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced yet another delay in the ...