Recent changes to the Federal Application for Student Aid program have caused unnecessary confusion and delays.
relief is “the idea that we’re making an investment in people to get them out from under the economic burden of that debt or removing that cost so they actually can complete the job and get their degrees.” Personally, Eyler believes the best program would be to offer debt relief only to those who agree to complete their education. He’s not in favor of a “no strings attached” approach. “The worst-case scenario is to say to someone: ‘Look, you took on debt and you have these interest payments. We’re going to relieve you of the payments but we’re not going to put on any strings that you have to complete the degree for which you borrowed the money in the first place.’ I’ve always thought there should be a good carrot-and-stick approach. The carrot is you get the relief; the stick is that you have to make a choice to get the degree and get the job done so we actually have a more educated workforce out there, which was the whole point of you going into higher education in the first place.” ‘ Byzantine’ loan system While the debt relief package is itself complicated, it’s exacerbated by the current student aid system, which McCuan describes as “Byzantine”—highly complex and intricate, requiring a great deal of administrative attention. Financial aid officers at local colleges and universities try to make the process as streamlined as possible, but recent changes in the Federal Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) have resulted in
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