Thank you to so many of our readers who responded to our call for thoughts on alleviating the burden on students from the faulty rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Today we published an array of views and ideas, including some that illuminate the real consequences to young people of the delays.
Check out some of the voices on our website, and let us know of more solutions. We want to hear from our readers at a time when efforts to get more Americans to and through college could be wiped out. Sign up for our weekly newsletters and never miss a story.
We need greater communication between school counselors and admissions officers, better data to help admissions officers make fairer decisions, standardized recommendation letters, and more
We must establish a new contract that reaffirms the government’s duty to help students obtain funds so they can access postsecondary education
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