"The Department of Education began the “soft launch” of the simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, last weekend, but many students and parents so far haven’t been able to access it. That’s because the online form has been only intermittently available while the department continues to iron out some kinks," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

... "Financial-aid experts chimed in, too. '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, in a written statement. 'Frustration will likely continue because 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: 1/2/2024