"Mention the acronym FAFSA to any parent with a college-age child and you are almost certain to see a shudder of dread," writes Pat Wingert in Newsweek. "That's why Education Secretary Arne Duncan's announcement Wednesday that his department is streamlining the FAFSA process and cutting the application in half is welcome news. Duncan says there are even plans to add a new button to the online application that will authorize the IRS to automatically fill in the required financial data directly from filed tax returns, something advocates have wanted for years. But critics say a lot more can and should be done to improve this byzantine process, and Duncan says he's open to ideas: "This is just the first step." Here are five ideas he might consider."