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Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2025
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act made several changes to the FAFSA, including changing the formula for determining student financial assistance need and simplifying the application. The rollout of the redesigned 2024-2025 FAFSA application encountered issues that affected students' ability to apply for aid.…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Aid Applicants, Student Loan Programs
Marisol Cruz Cain – US Government Accountability Office, 2025
The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) manages the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which students and parents submit to determine a student's eligibility for receiving financial aid. The FAFSA Processing System (FPS)--the system that underpins federal student aid--processes these applications. In…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Neetu Arnold; Mason Goad; Teresa Manning; David Randall; Nathaniel Urban – National Association of Scholars, 2025
This report sheds a new light on the history of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), its abuses of policy, and recommendations for a path forward. The report's evidence, and the long-term political dispositions of America's citizenry, supports the wholesale reform of ED, but not its elimination. The authors have structured their report in this…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Public Agencies, Administrative Organization, History
National Center for Homeless Education, 2025
Multiple definitions of homelessness exist across U.S. federal statutes, including those used by programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Understanding federal definitions of homelessness is essential for…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Definitions, Federal Government, Eligibility