FAFSA

The FAFSA form is now open to students hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 academic year. Students can expect a much smoother process compared to the last cycle.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Struggles with the new FAFSA have been blamed for falling completion rates: 35.7% in Idaho as of July 5, and 46.6% nationwide. That's down 11% year-over-year.

The Jerome School District has been chosen to participate in a national program to get students to apply for college financial aid. 92 districts were…