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School administrators struggled to use an unfamiliar system riddled with problems as thousands of students waited for money ...

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency's new software plus FAFSA delays left thousands of students scrambling ...

One of the most controversial programs being considered for a change is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which ...

For many financial aid recipients in the California State University system, Pell grants are the ballgame. Nearly half of the system’s 460,000-plus undergraduates receive that crucial federal aid, ...

Community colleges have in recent years been plagued by fraudsters posing as students to swindle financial aid money. Here’s ...

U.S. Department of Education federal building. Photo courtesy of Flickr. On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an ...

Figuring out where you want to go to college can be hard enough, and finding financial aid can be another headache for students and parents. A local nonprofit in San Antonio wants to help.

Recent staff reductions at the U.S. Department of Education are causing severe disruptions in the systems responsible for managing financial aid for college students. These cuts, implemented as part ...

Cracks are starting to appear in the federal financial aid apparatus after the Trump administration imposed sweeping staff ...