Interesting Reads This Week

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This was a busy week. Both Phil and I were on the road, and all sorts of EdTech news broke. 2U filed for bankruptcy, Instructure entered an agreement to be acquired, and there was plenty more. Beyond Phil's excellent write-up of the 2U drama, what else was I reading?

FAFSA skirmishes

This year we’ve written far more about student financial aid and the FAFSA process in the US than we ever anticipated. And the issue shows no signs of abating.

As it became clear that this year’s FAFSA form would be not only late but also riddled with problems, making it difficult for both students to complete the form and for colleges and universities to offer timely financial aid, Congress began to act.

The House Committee on Education and Workforce has been actively complaining that the Department of Education has obstructed the work of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and others investigating the FAFSA rollout. This week, the committee issued a subpoena to the department seeking three years’ worth of documents related to the form’s launch. Committee chair Virginia Foxx, in a statement, set the tone.

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