"A national association representing thousands of college financial aid officers is asking Congress to extend the Biden administration’s deadline for reporting new financial transparency metrics," the Washington Examiner reports.

"The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, which represents roughly 29,000 financial aid professionals at nearly 3,000 institutions of higher education, sent a letter this week to the House and Senate committees with oversight of the Education Department asking for an extension of the gainful employment and financial value transparency reporting requirements until July 2025.

NASFAA cited the botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid application that has produced major setbacks for prospective students and their families, as well as aid officers, for the fall semester.

'What should have been a triumph for the ED and a game-changer for students and families became a nightmare for student aid applicants and financial aid administrators as it became clear that the ED had not properly planned for its rollout of the 2024-2025 ‘Better FAFSA,'' NASFAA CEO Justin Draeger wrote in the letter."

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Publication Date: 6/12/2024