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FAFSA delays: When will students finally get financial aid?

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)— Students, families, colleges, and universities across the country are still in limbo after a botched rollout of the Department of Education’s new FAFSA form.

“Today, six months behind our regular schedule, we’ve received only about 60% of the records we normally would at this time of year,” Rachelle Feldman, Vice Provost of Enrollment at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, said.

On Wednesday, lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard from experts about what some are calling a “disaster” less than a month before the typical May 1 decision deadline.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Jordan Connell, NEXSTAR, found at ozarksfirst.com)

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