"It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future," Diverse Issues on Higher Education reports.

..."Trust needs to be rebuilt between the FSA, institutions, families and students they serve, said Jill Desjean, director of policy analysis at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).

'Much of the chaos with this year’s FAFSA rollout could have been minimized – although not entirely avoided – if there had been more open communication from the ED to the financial aid community,' said Desjean. 'However, ED chose to prioritize public relations over transparency and often buried the real news in celebratory updates that often downplayed the severity of the situation and left key questions unanswered.'"

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Publication Date: 6/3/2024