
Bush-era Education secretary wary about FAFSA disruptions as department faces dismantling
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Margaret Spellings, who oversaw the Department of Education from 2005 to 2009, said shuttering and realigning certain functions of the agency would not be a seamless transition.
However, Margaret Spellings, who oversaw the agency from 2005 to 2009, said shuttering and realigning certain functions of the Education Dept. would not be a seamless transition – and it is unclear whether there is enough staffing to properly process all the necessary materials as students commit to colleges for the fall. Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
"It's college enrollment season, and are our universities – as the customer service part of that operation – going to be able to timely get information about financial aid packages and so on?" Spellings, now the president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center, asked Fox News Digital. "Will half the people be able to do all the work? Time will tell. So that's an immediate concern."