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There are only three months until the start of fall classes, but many high school seniors still do not know where they are going to college due to the federal government's botched rollout of the new FAFSA form.

Education Department says issues are fixed, begs remaining students to submit.

Citing issues with the federal government’s rollout of a new application for student aid, Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and suspended a requirement that college-bound high school seniors fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to receive state financial aid, including the Promise Scholarship and the […]

Since Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over the federal student aid form fiasco, state higher education officials have identified thousands of students who will be able to receive in-state financial help. A botched federal rollout of a new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) has put applications in limbo. The post Justice’s FAFSA state of emergency already helping students qualify for financial aid appeared first on West Virginia Watch.

The Department of Education implements a temporary fix for the FAFSA, allowing mixed-status families to complete the form more easily. Read to learn more.

Students are frustrated that they are still waiting to learn if they qualify for federal student aid.

With many students and proud parents announcing what college they are going to next year, their excitement is being hampered by questions that continue to dog..

Normally by this time of year, students planning to attend Virginia Commonwealth University – and every other American college – in the fall are committing to schools and sending in deposits. But as many families with a college-bound high school senior know, this isn’t a normal year. Delays in processing the FAFSA (Free Application for […] The post How Virginia college students can navigate this year’s unique FAFSA challenges appeared first on Virginia Mercury.

The governor of West Virginia on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for education due to ongoing issues with federal financial aid applications.

Biden's disastrous rollout of a new financial aid application has left tens of thousands of families in the dark about their students’ future.