After a months-long delay, the federal student aid form — known as the FAFSA — will reopen later this month — with drastic changes to the way the application is completed. After a big delay, the ...

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A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the department hopes to keep the application open for longer stretches as it resolves issues with the new form. File photo: Students make their way ...

In addition to the new form, the federal government will expand eligibility for federal aid in the biggest overhaul in decades. By Ann Carrns A long-awaited, supposedly user-friendly version of the ...

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The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms are finally up again for students and families after a significant delay but have entered a “soft launch” period. The forms — typically ...

Esmeralda Bernal is the valedictorian of Downtown Magnets High School this year, the daughter of Mexican immigrants who never went to college. She’s taken 18 college-level classes and aced them with a ...