In 5 Tweets, a Glance at the Proposal to Trim the Fafsa

By Andy Thomason. When news broke on Wednesday night that the hulking Free Application for Federal Student Aid might be in for some drastic cuts thanks to forthcoming legislation, Twitter’s higher-education wonks were quick to celebrate.
First, the news: In an op-ed published in The New York Times, Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, and Sen. Michael F. Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, called for reducing the form to just two questions—to “the size of a postcard.” They are, essentially, “What is your family size?” and “What was your household income two years ago?” Simplification, they argued, will improve access to college. More...