Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

The FAFSA Simplification Act has overhauled financial aid calculations, removing certain loopholes but introducing new opportunities to increase eligibility. Changes affect how retirement ...

According to a letter written by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Feb. 5, Georgetown is one of 111 elite American universities that may have violated the Higher ...