FAFSA Fails

 

Sources

A Fumble on a Key Fafsa Tool, and a Failure to Communicate (New York Times)

Financial-Aid Application on Fears of Data Breach (Wall Street Journal)

Applying for Financial Aid Is Going to Be Harder This Year (Washington Post)

Identity Thieves May Have Hacked Files of Up to 100,000 Financial Aid Applicants (Washington Post)

 

Further Reading

IRS, Education Department Turn Off Tool in Financial-Aid Application on Fears of Data Breach
(Wall Street Journal)

Online Tool to Apply for College Aid Was Taken Down Due to “Criminal Activity” (Wall Street Journal)

Feds Disable Key Financial Aid Tool (Morning Education)

Navigating Our Shameful, Maddeningly Complex Student Aid System (New York Times)

 Congress Seeks IRS Comment After College Aid Tool Breach (Wall Street Journal)