An alarming number of Class of 2020 graduates have not filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form yet this year, write NJ Advance Media’s Kelly Heyboer and Karin Price Mueller.

Every state saw its FAFSA applications decline after the pandemic began in March.

In New Jersey, 56,768 FAFSA forms were filed as of June 12, according to federal data analyzed by The Associated Press.

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