The U.S. Education Department will fix an error in the formula that determines how much financial aid a student can get, which would have cost students about $1.8 billion, the agency told NPR Tuesday.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
After months of FAFSA delays and missteps, some colleges are sending students homemade aid forms and early offer estimates. That could be a risky gambit.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
Congress mandated in 2020 that the Education Department simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to make it easier for families to complete. While the department met its Dec.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs