MyStudentaid, The Doe’s FAFSA App, Gets Mixed Reviews

Clare McCann was quoted in ELearning Inside about the myStudentAid app and accessibility.

The app debuted a beta version in August and the full version was available for download as of October 1. As of October 17, the Department of Education announced plans to include five additional services within the app which, besides the FAFSA application, would include capabilities to inform learners of the status of their federal loans, a checklist that describes actions that need to be taken, an accounting of their unused federal loans, the ability to enroll in an FSA rewards program, and portal specific to the institution in which the learner enrolls.

As Clare McCann, deputy director of higher education policy at New America, a non-partisan think tank and former DoE official told CNBC, “The app itself is pretty snazzy. This will be important for a lot of people who don’t have regular access to computers.”