Time is growing short for parents of high school seniors (and those returning to college for the 2026-27 school year) to file ...

Eligibility for federal student financial aid is primarily based on income as reported for tax purposes. However, tax-exempt interest income can impact a student's financial aid eligibility. Interest ...

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Overhead view of paper FAFSA application forms. This year, the disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has derailed the college plans of many low-income students ...

The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) asks for prior-prior year tax information. In most cases, people have already filed their 2023 taxes and can transfer their tax ...

The Free Application For Federal Student Aid is officially open, and so far, it looks like things are running smoother than last year, when there were significant delays and problems with the FAFSA.

This story was co-published with and supported by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. When I was a high school senior from a very poor family, years ago, the Free ...