FAFSA has asked applicants what 'type' of white they are since 2024. Here's why

Data analysis and higher education policy researchers have long called for more-detailed race and ethnicity data to better ...
Black Information Network on MSN

FAFSA applicant asked to classify what 'type of white' she is on form

A FAFSA applicant says she was asked to specify her “type of white” while completing the federal financial aid form, calling attention to racial division spurred by the Trump administration.
Boston Herald

The 2026-27 FAFSA application is live. Here’s what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened. Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process ...
KQED

If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...
Forbes

Low-Income And Minority Students Aren’t Filling Out FAFSA—Which Could Mean Fewer Go To College

Fewer high school seniors could be headed to college this fall after a new “chaotic" and "beyond frustrating” FAFSA process appears to have led to a drop in the number of students applying for federal ...
U.S. News & World Report

Survey: FAFSA Delays Loom Over Decision Day

It's May 1, College Decision Day. In other words, the deadline for accepted students to commit to a university for the fall semester. But in 2024, college admissions season has been plagued by ...
abc7NY

Colleges won't receive FAFSA data until March | Here's what that means for students

Colleges won't start receiving students' financial aid data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, until the first half of March - more than a month later than expected ...
Boston Herald

FAFSA application is open for early testing. Here’s what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has opened for a limited number of students as part of a beta test, the Department of Education says. The ...

More Arizona seniors completing aid form

Only three months after the application’s opening, Arizona’s high school class of 2026 is more than halfway to reaching the ...
CNN

A new FAFSA problem could keep families waiting longer for financial aid awards

The Department of Education has found another problem impacting some college financial aid forms that could further delay students’ aid awards, leaving them in limbo as they decide where to enroll ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Colleges to receive FAFSA information late. What does that mean for NC students?

Whether you’re a high school senior headed to college this fall, a current college student or a parent of either, you may have encountered difficulties this year as you filled out the Free Application ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Will Submitting the FAFSA Put Undocumented Parents at Risk? This Group Thinks It Could.

T he message went out to 8,000 people. Late last week, a national college-access organization sent an urgent email to its members: Students who haven’t previously filed the Free Application for ...