Department of Education Debuts New Mobile FAFSA Technology

Clare McCann was quoted in the Independent Journal Review on the Department of Education creating a mobile app for the FAFSA:

A former senior policy adviser to the Obama administration, Clare McCann, shared a more cautious optimism about the Department of Education's new plan.

McCann, who now serves as the deputy director for Federal Policy at New America, explained the design — while encouraging — is a wildly ambitious project the department will have to attack “a bite at a time.”

The plan would mark one of the first proactive moves from the Trump administration in furthering — rather than slashing — an initiative laid by his predecessor, a heartening sign to McCann that education will be a top-billed priority heading into the new year.

Though she warned the new app is not a catch-all for progress.

“It's not a silver bullet solution,” she explained to IJR. “There are a lot of problems that can only be fixed by Congress, like reducing the number of questions and allowing the IRS to relay earnings directly to the department.”