This overview is the first in a series of papers the Foundation’s new Center for Higher Education will release on reforming higher education in Texas.
FAFSA SNAFU, but Not FUBAR
Millions of potential and current college students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year. In 2020, Congress passed a law updating the FAFSA and the aid formulas for 2024, but the Department of Education’s (ED) release of the new FAFSA has been a fiasco. Despite having three years to prepare,...