THE SHOW NOTES: The Failing Department of Education, Hispanics Trust Trump, & Biden’s New Car Ban
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Biden’s Department of Education
Almost 20% fewer prospective college students applied for federal aid after Joe Biden’s Department of Education rolled out a FAFSA application process that was riddled with problems.
What happened: After a months-long delay, the Department of Education launched an online FAFSA application portal in January that had “minor issues” according to the agency. The issues appear significantly more extensive than previously reported with one higher education expert telling CNBC in January, “I have not been able to submit the form, and I’ve heard from no students who have been able to submit the form.”
Impact: The problem was so bad that 33% fewer high school seniors submitted FAFSA applications than did so in 2023. This is from CNBC:
“We are getting to a point where kids are just giving up on it,” said Anne Zinn, a school counselor at Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut. “They are so extremely frustrated; they just don’t know what to do.”
Related: Democrats are warning Biden that millions of American seniors are at risk of losing their Social Security benefits because they have fallen behind on student loans according to Axios. A surging number of seniors are reaching retirement age with staggering student loan debts and are forgoing social security benefits to pay the note.