Implementing the legislatively approved, simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been disastrous for many families and institutions. While the Biden administration has pursued other goals on higher education—namely, loan forgiveness—FAFSA’s launch was three months late, the portal had glitches, call lines were long, and students and families were left in the dark about what grant and loan packages they were eligible for. All of this seemingly led to a large drop in applications—over 60 percent less than the previous year, according to some estimates.

AEI’s Beth Akers and a panel of experts will discuss how we ended up with these errors and some of the anticipated implications—for students and their families and educational institutions.

Submit questions to [email protected] or on Twitter with #FAFSAFlop.

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