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FAFSA overhaul causes delays for students seeking aid

Season 2024 Episode 87 | 8m 42s

Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications. Laura Barrón-López has reaction from students questioning when and if they will get aid and discusses the problem with Ted Mitchell of the American Council on Education.

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