WASHINGTON — An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” ...

Experts say the move will inflate class sizes and take away special education services for students with disabilities.

For instance, the Education Department operates the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which is used by about 17 million students each year to apply for federal loans, grants and ...

as well as the late release of the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which became available in December, instead of October. The political climate is also affecting completion ...

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The overall FAFSA applications in California have dropped by 14%, while California Dream Act applications have plummeted by 38%. There is a 44% decrease in FAFSA applications from students with at ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) is hosting a statewide FAFSA Frenzy Week. It kicked off on Monday, Feb. 17 and will run until Saturday ...

FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This application is used to apply for federal, state, and institutional need-based grant, loan, and work-study programs. To maximize your ...