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Colleges‚ students and states reeling from FAFSA setbacks
In nearly three decades of working at colleges‚ Brad Barnett had seen scores of students get tripped up by the clunky old federal financial aid form‚ with its daunting array of questions and complicated formulas.
A revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid — a shorter‚ simpler version of its infamous predecessor — promised an easier path for students to access more money to pay for college when it debuted in late December.
“We’ve wanted this for years‚” said Barnett‚ the...