Third Way Emily Rounds January 22, 2026 Recently, the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) committee reached consensus in their second week of negotiations. The session focused on how the Department of Education (Department) will integrate the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA) accountability provisions with […]
National Governors Association January 20, 2026 Workforce and economic development are at the top of Governors’ agendas in 2026. Governors are making investments to attract and expand businesses in key sectors, increasing education and training opportunities to build a skilled workforce, and aligning these efforts under coordinated strategies to grow […]
Duane Morris January 21, 2026 On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education issued an Electronic Announcement, “Program Participation Agreement Signature Requirements” (GEN-26-04), addressing the general circumstances under which an owner-entity of a Title IV-eligible institution may be required to sign a program participation agreement (PPA) under Section 498 […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 22, 2026 In negotiating loan caps, a Pell Grant expansion and accountability measures, the Education Department made few concessions and yet secured unanimous agreement. Here’s how they did it. The Department of Education has had a successful few months when it comes to advancing […]
Open Campus Adam Echelman October 29, 2025 If you ask Jodeah Wilson how his life got off track, he’ll say it’s all about money. He needs money for November rent. He also needs money to pay back the tuition he owes for the spring semester at Sacramento State University, which […]
Community College Daily Mordecai Ian Brownlee January 15, 2026 As America’s demographic, economic, political and technological realities continue to shift, so too do society’s expectations of higher education and its community colleges. Resilient by Design, recently published by the American Association of Community Colleges, is a transformative guide for institutions to embrace the reality that resilience […]
NASFAA Maria Carrasco January 16, 2026 The Trump administration on Thursday announced its next steps to dismantle the Department of Education (ED) by sending higher education agency staff over to the Department of Labor (DOL) beginning next week, a move that is also complicating congressional negotiations over ED’s annual funding. Staff in the Higher […]
AEI Preston Cooper January 15, 2026 Colleges which fail to deliver a return on investment for their graduates have been put on notice. Last week, the Education Department convened a negotiated rulemaking committee to draft implementing regulations for a section of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) that holds colleges accountable […]
AEI Preston Cooper January 15, 2026 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) created a new system of accountability for higher education programs that depend on federal subsidies—colloquially known as the “Do No Harm” principle. Degrees and certificates which fail to increase their graduates’ earnings potential are on notice—within a […]
Governor Gavin Newsom January 14, 2026 What you need to know: A workforce development program funded through Governor Newsom’s LA Rises initiative,the Walter Family Foundation and state workforce recovery funding will help train construction workers and speed up rebuilding and recovery in Los Angeles. SACRAMENTO – A workforce development program funded through Governor […]