House Subcommittee: FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impacts on Students, Families, and Schools

The Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee convened on April 10th to discuss the numerous issues plaguing the 2024-25 FAFSA. The hearing was titled “FASFA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools.”

Representatives from both sides of the aisle used the hearing to ask questions about the problems with the form’s rollout, what these delays mean for stakeholders, and to understand the full impact of the failed 2024-25 FASFA rollout.

A video recording and the transcripts are available.

Transcripts:

Opening statements:

• Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT)

Witnesses:

• Mr. Mark Kantrowitz, President, Cerebly, Inc.
• Mr. Justin Draeger, President & CEO, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• Ms. Kim Cook, CEO, National College Attainment Network
• Ms. Rachelle Feldman, Vice Provost, Enrollment, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Hearing Recap:

• Hearing Recap: FAFSA Edition

SOURCE: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development’s Hearing: FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools