On student financial aid and in response to the delayed release of the 2024-25 FAFSA application, Hawai‘i P-20 and GEAR UP Hawai‘i have developed a FAFSA Hawai‘i Hotline. The hotline is open M-F from 10 am – 6 pm through May 31. https://t.co/bkp6M7Glo9
"In practice, seemingly every phase of the implementation has gone wrong; an ostensible process of simplification has made enrolling in college much harder." Good overview of what's happening with the FAFSA. https://t.co/X1bueXaXQx
Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare | The Atlantic A botched effort to streamline the financial-aid process may prevent a huge number of students from going to college in the fall. For years, Senator Lamar Alexander was known for theatrically unfurling a paper document… https://t.co/nobCSO7G1z


















Nationwide delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are causing issues for college students, affecting their eligibility for grants and loans. Colleges are contending with technical problems in the FAFSA, potentially hindering students from attending college in the fall. Efforts to streamline the financial aid process have backfired, leading to a chaotic college admissions season. The Education Department's failures have impacted students seeking higher education, prompting calls for improvements and extensions in deadlines to assist students in completing the FAFSA application.