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FAFSA gets new form; SHEO cites successful beta testing but warns of enrollment fallout from last year’s glitches
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Tom Harnish of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association said the new FAFSA form has been released after four beta-testing rounds and Department of Education officials reported no critical bugs; he and attendees warned prior FAFSA problems coincided with an estimated 5% freshman enrollment decline.
Tom Harnish, vice president for government relations at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, told attendees at the Midwestern Higher Education Compact conference that the Department of Education has released a redesigned FAFSA and completed four rounds of beta testing before public rollout.
"According to department officials, they have had no critical bugs reported in the new FAFSA and folks have come out and said that the form is working well for them," Harnish said, describing the Department’s assessment of…
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