
The Department of Education was supposed to make applying for financial aid easier for college students. Instead, they released an unreliable, glitch-filled mess that launched millions of families into a bureaucratic nightmare.
This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a 41-page report detailing the Department of Education's failure to provide a functional Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form—a financial aid form required for any college student seeking federal loans or grants, as well as institutional financial aid at most colleges.