Less than a year into her term, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has pulled off a feat her predecessor failed to accomplish for two years running: publish a functional, streamlined Free Application for Federal Student Aid by Oct. 1.

What Secretary Miguel Cardona could not do in three years, McMahon did in nine months, with half the staff, and against the backdrop of a government shutdown.

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