"The U.S. Department of Education will not be opening next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) to public comment or making substantive changes to this past cycle’s form," Inside Higher Ed reports.

... "But it also shuts off one of the few public venues for critiquing last year’s FAFSA. That’s frustrating for many financial aid professionals who saw room for improvement in the first version of the new form, said Jill Desjean, senior policy analyst at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators."

"'This isn’t the first time they’ve not made substantial changes,' she wrote in an email to Inside Higher Ed. 'But given the magnitude of the changes from this year, I think people would have appreciated the time to comment.'"

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Publication Date: 6/18/2024