Financial aid offers are finally in the hands of many students, but because of delays with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid many students are deciding where they are going to enroll before ...

Discover how the Higher Education Act of 1965 provides financial aid, scholarships, and loans to students, supporting ...

The Student Aid Report was replaced by the FAFSA Submission Summary for the 2024-25 award year Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Sarah Sharkey is a contributor to Buy Side and expert on ...

Federal education officials say an aggressive overhaul of student-aid security has stopped more than $1 billion in fraudulent applications in ...

The new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid took more than three years to prepare. Yet the rollout has been plagued by major problems. Normally, the FAFSA is available Oct. 1. This ...

A new, simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is coming in December. Along with the easier-to-complete form, there'll be changes in how your aid is calculated. Most people ...

Beginning in 2026, Pell Grants will cover short certificate programs, while new eligibility rules may reduce aid for some families.

The Education Department issued alerts to borrowers this week, falsely indicating that their federal student loans are in ...

Thousands of adult Californians without a high school diploma want to take college classes. Unfortunately, those classes aren’t free, and the lack of a high school diploma cuts off access to most ...

As student loan payments resume in 2026 after years of pauses and temporary relief measures, many borrowers may find themselves facing a familiar anxiety: what happens if you can't ...

More than half of Washington high school seniors submitted applications for federal and state financial aid for postsecondary education this year.

A new California program to financially reward college students for volunteering has drawn national attention — but less than half of its budgeted money is going to actual student aid. The California ...