Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A FAFSA fact sheet from a college information day at UC Berkeley in 2023. (Juliana Yamada / CalMatters) A few days before winter ...

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

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) period is set to reopen next month. According to a statement from the Department of Education, the online form for the 2026-2027 year will be ...

VIENNA — After last year’s changes to the original Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, and numerous issues and glitches in the updated form’s rollout, the 2025-2026 FAFSA has been up and ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, officially opened Thursday for students seeking financial aid for college during the 2025-2026 school year. The form traditionally ...

New Jersey made FAFSA filing a graduation requirement, which has resulted in the proliferation of myths and undue stress on many families. There is no cost to file a FAFSA. The first “F” stands for ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form that needs to be filled out for you to receive financial aid from the government for college. But filling out the FAFSA for divorced ...

The Education Department said the full launch of the 2025-26 FAFSA is on track for Dec. 1. Here are a few steps you can take now to prepare. For many families, financial aid is crucial when it comes ...

Students with parents who are undocumented immigrants face uncertainties about submitting college financial aid applications. Student fears mount as President-elect Donald Trump vows mass deportation ...

A few days before winter break, Lynda McGee, a college counselor at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles Unified, got an unexpected visit from a student’s father. The man, a warehouse worker ...