a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Education, called the decrease “a natural result” of the state policy change. He said schools continue to inform students about the FAFSA ...

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will only be partially available starting Oct. 1, the Education Department said.

A new bill could reshape how TOPS works across Louisiana. With award caps and a new “Excellence” tier, some students may gain—but others could pay thousands more.

EH: One of the big changes that happened is that Louisiana was the first state to actually make FAFSA completion a graduation requirement. But then that was repealed. So moving forward our 2025 ...

After a three-month delay from its usual release date, the new and allegedly improved FAFSA (or Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is finally slated to launch by Dec. 31, 2023. If you're ...

But due to the bipartisan FAFSA Simplification Act passed in 2020, families are seeing major changes on the 2024-2025 form. One major change is replacement of the expected family contribution ...

Additional updates will be posted here as announced. The FAFSA Simplification Act was passed by Congress in 2020 and encompasses significant changes to the processes and systems used to award federal ...

As a result, the Department of Education (ED) began implementing these changes via a phased approach with only a few of the mandated adjustments showing up on the October 1, 2022, FAFSA.