Think the Federal-Aid Process Is Crazy? Here’s Some ‘Bureaucratic Sanity’

Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eric Hoover 

January 09, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday made many people happy. No, really.

Financial-aid officers, college-access advocates, and education wonks all cheered the news that a vexing part of the federal-aid process had just gotten simpler.

Here’s what happened. The Education Department released new guidance on recent changes in 2018-19 and 2019-20 verification requirements. Traditionally, those requirements have hindered many students who file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Why? They had to round up all (continue reading…)