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Federal Student Aid Handbook: Current and Previous Editions
What the FSA Handbook page labels as the current edition and how it groups previous Handbook years.
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What matters now
- The page labels its current Handbook edition "2026-2027."
- It includes a "Previous Handbook Years" section.
- That section is marked "Maintained for Historical Purposes."
- The page also displays a separate "Posted" date.
The Federal Student Aid Handbook page identifies a current edition and has a separate section for previous Handbook years. It also displays a posted date.
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Key points
- The current edition is labeled “2026-2027” (FSA Handbook).
- Previous editions appear under the “Previous Handbook Years” heading (FSA Handbook).
- The page marks that section “Maintained for Historical Purposes” (FSA Handbook).
- It separately displays a “Posted” date (FSA Handbook).
Current edition label
The Knowledge Center page labels the current Handbook edition “2026-2027” (FSA Handbook).
Previous Handbook Years section
The page includes a section titled “Previous Handbook Years” (FSA Handbook).
The page describes the section as “Maintained for Historical Purposes” (FSA Handbook).
The separate posted date
The page separately displays a “Posted” date (FSA Handbook). This article does not assign that date a meaning beyond the page’s label.
What this article does not answer
This article reports only the page’s current-edition label, previous-years section, historical-purpose label, and separate posted-date label. It does not determine the meaning of the posted date or interpret Handbook rules.