"As college-bound students and their parents know, locking down a financial aid package is critical. The non-elite set doesn’t have money to burn, and higher-education costs require saving, borrowing and trying to get as much help as possible," The Boston Herald writes.

..."Why would there be a tradeoff between functionality and timeliness? And why should American taxpayers have to put up with this?

'I will say there definitely is not 100 percent trust from the financial aid community, because it really was — the 2024-2025 year — was really traumatic, and there has definitely been a breakdown in trust,' said Karen McCarthy, vice president of public policy and federal relations for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators."

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Publication Date: 8/13/2024