"The new, simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been anything but simple so far," USA Today reports.

... "'Adjusting these inflationary numbers is the right thing to do, and should have been done from the beginning,' Justin Draeger, president of nonprofit advocate National Association of Student Financial Aid Administration, said in a statement. 'Unfortunately, because the Department is making these updates so late in the financial aid processing cycle, students will now pay the price in the form of additional delays in financial aid offers and compressed decision-making timelines.'"

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Publication Date: 1/26/2024