U.S. To Release More FAFSA Data, May Open Form To Web Developers

Inside Higher Ed:

The U.S. Education Department plans to provide guidance counselors and state agencies with more information about students who are filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, Obama administration officials said Wednesday at the department's so-called "Datapalooza" event.

The goal is to boost the rate at which students, especially those from low-income backgrounds, complete the FAFSA.

The department will "responsibly" share data with high school guidance counselors on which of their students have begun the FAFSA so they can work with those students on actually completing the forms, according to a department fact sheet. Department officials will also share that information with state student aid agencies "early" this year, the White House announced separately on Thursday.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 20, 2014 12:39 AM
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