April 3, 2009
The Complicated Task of Simplifying Student Aid
The U.S. Education Department examines 2 ways to make it easier for families to apply
The first time Kathy Peterson saw the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the six-page form that the government uses to assess student need, she felt overwhelmed.
"I just kept going from one screen to the next, wondering, 'When is this going to end?'" said Ms. Peterson, an office manager for a telecommunications trade association, whose son will attend Old Dominion University in the
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