"The U.S. Department of Education said the rollout of its much-anticipated overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has run into some problems," Virginia Mercury reports.

... "Virginia officials have previously expressed concern that any delays in the FAFSA rollout would particularly impact first-generation and low-income students, as well as financial aid offices charged with processing applications and creating aid packages. "

"'Even by soft-launch standards, this weekend’s rollout was challenging and students, families, and financial aid administrators who have been waiting for this release for months are understandably frustrated,' said Justin Draeger, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), which represents financial aid professionals at approximately 3,000 colleges, universities, and career schools across the country. 'What we hope students understand is that even if they fill out the FAFSA today, we still don’t have an exact date of when schools will receive FAFSA applicant data, so financial aid administrators can begin building and communicating financial aid packages.'"

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Publication Date: 1/3/2024