The Shrinking FAFSA…
Posted on October 3rd, 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Ed is among news sources that covered the announcement last week from the Department of Education concerning the financial aid application process.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced this evening, as part of an address at Harvard University, that she had been able to whittle the main federal financial-aid application, known as the Fafsa, from 120 questions in six pages down to just 27 questions.
Congress urged Spellings in August to simplify the form. One Department of Ed official suggested back in July that the form could be reduced to just nine questions.
Inside Higher Ed also ran an informative piece on the smaller FAFSA last week.
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