"As federal education officials continue to clean up after the botched rollout of a new financial aid application, many college-bound students in Tarrant County are still struggling to complete the form," The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

... "Colleges have been able to use a workaround to submit corrections individually on a student-by-student basis, but Justin Draeger, CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said in a statement that doing so is impractical for large universities that process thousands of applications each year, and also for under-resourced financial aid offices.The delays only create more uncertainty for students who are waiting for information, he said."

"'In the end, it’s the most vulnerable students who will once again be harmed by this delay,' Draeger said."

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Publication Date: 7/1/2024