Education Department Begins Sending Financial Aid Data After Months of Delays

Published on March 12, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education started sending out student financial aid information to some colleges and universities this week after months of delays and technical issues. The department said that it sent the first batch of information to “a few dozen schools” on Sunday and is collecting feedback to identify any technical issues before expanding delivery to more institutions. The department refrained from identifying the first schools that received the information or specifying the quantity of information sent. It stated that the volume of student records sent will vary each day. “Once we have ramped up delivery, we anticipate it will take about two additional weeks to process all applications that have already been submitted,” it stated on March 4. “This is consistent with the timeline we announced on January 30.”...

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