NASFAA Jill Desjean January 6, 2025 On Friday, the Department of Education (ED) finalized rules for two topics it negotiated as part of its Program Integrity and Institutional Quality rulemaking committee from 2023-24. While it missed the November 1 deadline that would have made the rules for Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) and […]
Higher Ed Dive Caroline Colvin January 6, 2025 Workers who receive tuition assistance will not have that employer reimbursement included in their wage garnishment. Dive Brief: When an employer-sponsored benefit is not related to employee pay or services, it cannot be factored into wage garnishment, the U.S. Department of Labor […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak January 2, 2025 Colleges offering distance education programs will be required to report which students receive federal financial aid starting July 2027. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education announced final regulations this week requiring colleges to report which students receiving federal financial aid are […]
JD Supra December 23, 2024 As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second stint in the White House beginning January 2025, higher education leaders are bracing for potential shifts in policy that could reshape the landscape of institutions of higher education (IHEs). Below, we take a look at Trump’s nominee […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak January 2, 2025 Colleges offering distance education programs will be required to report which students receive federal financial aid starting July 2027. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education announced final regulations this week requiring colleges to report which students receiving federal financial aid are […]
Committee on Education & The Workforce January 2, 2025 Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today released a critical report on one of the Biden-Harris administration’s largest student loan forgiveness schemes: borrower defense. “There’s no surprise here: the Biden-Harris administration has refused to admit that its student loan schemes […]
Legacy Education December 18, 2024 LANCASTER, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Education Inc. (“Legacy Education” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: LGCY), a leader in career-focused educational services, is proud to announce the successful completion of its acquisition of Contra Costa Medical Career College (“CCMCC”), located in Antioch, California, pursuant to the execution […]
AP News Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian December 20, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald […]
The Hechinger Report Meredith Kolodner December 20, 2024 Regulation may ease in some cases, but some accountability measures may remain For-profit college officials and their investors celebrated Donald Trump’s return to the White House, but the policies they favor may come with more strings attached than during his first term […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox December 18, 2024 The departing chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee discusses the year that shook higher ed, abolishing the Education Department and ushering in a new era for federal oversight of colleges. It’s Virginia Foxx’s last week as chair of the […]