"The U.S. Education Department (ED) is again shifting the FAFSA process for the 2025-26 award year. It will still release the form on October 1, as it has previously announced, but for testing with a limited set of students and colleges. It will make the full application available to all students on or before December 1," Community College Daily reports.

..."The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) was among several higher education organizations asking ED for the delay to ensure that the department launches a tested, functional system. NASFAA Interim President Beth Maglione said she hopes the department will continue keeping student aid officials abreast of the process so they can plan and provide accurate advice and assistance to students.

'The fact that we are still, to this day, dealing with the aftershocks of this year’s FAFSA rollout shows just how imperative it is that the process is thoroughly tested from end to end and launched as a system, not in a piecemeal manner,' she said."

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Publication Date: 8/7/2024