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FAFSA to be simplified
For years the federal form designed to help students receive financial aid for college was one of the biggest deterrents for applying for that aid - especially for low income students and their families.
The Obama administration, on Wednesday, announced a plan to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Assistance (FAFSA).
Education Secretary Arne Duncan unveiled the proposal that would, among other changes, allow students to use their own IRS data for the electronic application process and eliminate a number of questions - such as asking a married applicant information about his or her parents’ finances.
Some officials cautioned that too many changes to the form could cause it to lose credibility among state and local funding agencies who often rely on a student’s FAFSA results to distribute their own aid.
Some changes will be made in the next six months. Others will require congressional approval.
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