The rollout of the new FAFSA system has been plagued with glitches and delays, leaving many students and parents in limbo. The NBC10Responds team and Tracy Davidson have provided answers to frequently asked questions from parents. Vulnerable students, including those abused or disowned by parents, experiencing homelessness, and refugees, face significant challenges due to these delays. Representative Griffith has urged Secretary Cardona to simplify the 2024-2025 FAFSA process. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have called on the Education Department to swiftly review and improve the system to ensure students have certainty about their financial aid.
Too many students & parents were left in the lurch by the FAFSA rollout, so I’m pushing to make sure that never happens again. Today, @SenTimKaine & I pushed directly on @usedgov to swiftly issue a review & plan for improvement so our students have certainty about their aid.
Many Americans rely on financial aid to attend college, but acute delays in the FAFSA process this year challenged students trying to enroll in college. I urge Sec Cardona to simplify the ‘24-‘25 FAFSA process to ease the burden on prospective students in next year’s process. https://t.co/7WtcszftpR
Some of the most vulnerable students in #highered—like those abused or disowned by parents, experiencing homelessness, and refugees—go through the awkwardly-named FAFSA “corrections” process. This delay is another enormous threat to their success. 🧵 https://t.co/cIqJ2suNaP
Since the new system rolled out this year for FAFSA, it has been plagued with glitches and delays leaving parents and students in limbo. The #NBC10Responds team and @TracyDavidson got answers to frequently asked questions from parents to help. https://t.co/SCbV6jqps4
The Education Department will probably mess up next year's FAFSA too https://t.co/8h6s93SZmk