Educate Commission Shytance Wren February 24, 2026 Last summer, the H.B. 1 was passed by the U.S. Congress. This legislation allows students to apply Pell Grants to short-term training programs beginning July 1, 2026, which could open up myriad new workforce opportunities for students from low-income backgrounds. However, the way states implement […]
Stars and Stripes Bob “Shoebob” Carey February 25, 2026 After years of regulatory favoritism that spoke down to military members and veterans and devalued their earned education benefits, the Trump administration is finally releveling the playing field. Last month the U.S. Department of Education finished the AHEAD negotiated rulemaking. The […]
Federal News Network Jory Heckman February 23, 2026 The Education Department is handing off more work to other federal agencies, as part of an ongoing plan to dismantle its operations. The department proceeded with two additional interagency agreements on Monday, transferring work on some of its programs to the State Department and […]
Higher Ed Dive The U.S. higher education sector includes a handful of publicly traded companies, which are federally required to regularly provide updates about their business and performance. These disclosures offer a look into their strategies and some of the broader trends that are shaping the higher ed market. Below, […]
Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso February 24, 2026 As delinquency and default rates rise across the country, Trump officials want colleges and universities to play a greater role in getting former students to repay their loans. At least 25 percent of borrowers at more than 1,800 colleges and universities are […]
U.S. Department of Education February 23, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education (ED) today announced two new interagency agreements (IAAs) to further break up the federal education bureaucracy, ensure efficient delivery of funded programs and activities, and continue delivering on the President’s promise to return education to the states. By partnering […]
The Conversation Nir Eisikovits and Jacob Burley February 19, 2026 Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write essays? Can instructors tell? Should universities ban the tech? Embrace it? These concerns are understandable. But focusing so much on […]
Inc. Chris Boyd February 20, 2026 More than $1 trillion—around 10 percent of annual construction spend—is wasted each year because of mistakes that require redoing the work. Construction is the rare industry that, despite massive investments in data-management software, has actually become less efficient in recent decades. And because construction […]
Thompson Coburn Tres Cleveland , Brandt Hill , Lorrie Hargrove , Evan Moltz , Anna S. Knouse , Alexander G. Spanos , Karolyn E. Eilertsen February 18, 2026 Welcome to the February 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. Bold text indicates updates to […]
NASFAA Maria Carrasco February 19, 2026 The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday released updated data on institutions’ nonpayment rates, warning that schools could be at risk of losing access to federal student assistance due to potentially high cohort default rates (CDR). ED first released data on institutions’ nonpayment rates in July last […]