Real Clear Education Steven Taylor July 30, 2021 The #DoublePell movement to increase the maximum Pell Grant – a federal subsidy to help eligible low-income students pay for college – will likely play out in the current budget reconciliation process. This week, Congress held a hearing on the Pell Grant, including current legislation to double the Pell […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz July 28, 2021 Dive Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed higher education legislation this week that expands student financial aid, creates new transfer pathways and provides grants for workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation is part of the governor’s plan to help rebuild California’s economy […]
Strada Education Network July 28, 2021 Report also finds that more respondents rate shorter nondegree programs as worth the cost than longer ones. INDIANAPOLIS — July 28, 2021 — Strada Education Network, a nonprofit social impact organization dedicated to improving lives by forging pathways between education and employment, has released new […]
Committee on Education & Labor July 27, 2021 Yet again, Democrats are attempting to ram through a massive spending package that balloons the national debt and the left-wing agenda in one fell swoop. Here’s what you need to know about the horrible education and labor provisions in the Fiscal Year 2022 […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely July 28, 2021 Some members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity wanted to renew the accrediting agency for as little as one year, but a lack of accreditor criteria on student outcomes let ACCSC off the hook — for now. The committee […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman July 27, 2021 College of Marin leaders hope to use $2,000 grants to persuade more than 400 students who left during the pandemic to return and to entice others to enroll this fall. College of Marin administrators are trying to lure low-income students to campus, […]
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Update ED Jessica S. High July 23, 2021 On July 20, 2021, the Department of Education (through the Office of Civil Rights “OCR”), unveiled new guidance to help schools understand their obligations under the Betsy DeVos-era Title IX rule. The rule, which went into effect on August 14, 2020, is […]
CECU July 23, 2021 Arlington, Va. — Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) today endorsed the Time for Completion Act, introduced by Representative Jahana Hayes (D-CT). The bill would increase student outcome reporting requirements for schools serving non-traditional students and make these outcomes available to the public. The bill would provide for more accurate […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson July 23, 2021 A new study focusing on California’s community colleges found that 1 in 4 students lose access to financial aid after just one year of college due to Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), making it more difficult for first-generation and low-income students to complete their […]