Hundreds of thousands of FAFSAs selected for identity verification

Financial aid professionals will be busy checking student identity after a few hundred thousand FAFSAs were selected for additional verification.

Final regulations on Workforce Pell and other Pell Grant student eligibility published

Financial aid administrators now have access to the final regulations that impact Federal Pell Grant student eligibility and establish the new Workforce Pell program.

Resources available for implementing Working Families Tax Cuts Act final regulations

Financial aid professionals who are working hard to implement the latest final regulations now have some resources available from the Department of Education.

Campus-Based school testing is now available for reporting Federal Work Study wages

Schools can now send a test file of Federal Work Study (FWS) wages prior to sending data for real.

Updated 2027-28 FAFSA documents now available for comment

Anyone interested in the 2027-28 FAFSA can now take a look – or perhaps a second look – at the form.

New training course focusing on changes from new regulations now available in the FSA Training Center

Financial aid professionals may have questions about how the new regulations will impact the various Federal Student Aid (FSA) systems.

Key differences between internships, apprenticeships, work-study and part-time jobs

Add some on-the-job experience to your education and you are positioning yourself for a successful career.

Class of 2026 sets FAFSA completion record

The class of 2026 has already done great things by setting an all-time high completion rate for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Additional volumes added to financial aid origination and disbursement guide

The Department of Education recently made updates to a key technical resource for schools.

Down Time in Financial Aid

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