Two senators sent a letter to the FAFSA general contractor demanding answers about the "bungled launch" of the new college financial aid forms that has stalled the application process at many higher education institutions.
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The senators claim the application had been "riddled with technical errors" and that "these failures are hurting students.
"Colleges and universities are beginning to receive financial aid information on students after months of delays," the senators wrote. "There are growing concerns that the FAFSA problems will disproportionately affect traditionally underserved communities, particularly Black, Latino, first-generation and low-income students."
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"These promises were not kept; indeed, it now appears that your efforts to date have been a near-total failure and that the FAFSA problems caused by this failure are harming millions of students and hundreds of colleges," Warren and Wyden wrote.
The letter comes as the House prepares for a hearing on the FAFSA launch and the problems suffered during the rollout.
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