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Federal Student Aid January 22, 2021 This announcement provides a Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System update about reporting deadlines and related reminders for reporting disbursement information qualifying for CARES Act relief. Coronavirus Indicator We are extending the timeframe for schools to add the Coronavirus Indicator for disbursements of Title IV funds for the […]

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 26, 2021 Higher education groups, including associations representing colleges and universities, asked Congress on Monday for $97 billion more in aid if there is an additional coronavirus relief package. The groups, including the American Council on Education, had asked for $120 billion in help for struggling […]

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 26, 2021 Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s nominee to become education secretary, said increasing access to community colleges would be a high priority if he is confirmed by the Senate. Cardona, in a 30-minute interview with Connecticut Public Radio, also expressed support for canceling student loans, at […]

Career Education Review Jenny January 26, 2021 Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), released the list of new Republican members who were selected by the Republican Steering Committee to serve on the Education and Labor Committee in the 117th Congress. “The Education and […]

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 22, 2021 The Biden administration Thursday night named Rich Williams, an expert in the problems faced by student loan borrowers at Pew Charitable Trusts, chief of staff of the Education Department’s Office of Postsecondary Education. The department also named Ben Miller, vice president for […]

Education Dive Natalie Schwartz January 21, 2021 Dive Brief: Activist investors are calling on Adtalem Global Education to try to end its planned purchase of Walden University, a for-profit online college. Two investment firms, Engine Capital and Hawk Ridge Partners, wrote in an open letter dated Thursday that they were “severely disappointed” with […]

Fox 40 January 15, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a lawsuit against acting U.S. Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais and the U.S. Department of Education over their effort to ease accountability on for-profit colleges. One of the many shameful legacies of the Trump Administration is the extreme lengths […]

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 21, 2021 President Biden gives student loan borrowers an additional nine months before they have to start making payments again. The Education Department said Wednesday night that at President Joe Biden’s request, it is continuing to give student loan borrowers a break from making their […]