Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 7, 2025 Congress looked set to pass the bipartisan bill to update the workforce development law but then scrapped the legislation at the last minute. That failure leaves money on the table for community colleges. A bipartisan effort to update the nation’s workforce development […]
Campus Reform January 6, 2025 Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has released a report calling out another of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiatives as a ‘failure to follow the rule of law.’ The report points to multiple violations by the administration but focuses primarily its ‘manipulation of borrower defense.’ Congresswoman Virginia […]
Inside Higher Ed Eddie West and Anna Esaki-Smith January 6, 2025 Trump’s expected immigration crackdown may expose international education’s hidden flaws, Eddie West and Anna Esaki-Smith write. Based on what happened the last time Donald Trump was president, the international education sector has a lot to fear. Travel bans on […]
Stars and Stripes Linda F. Hersey January 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — More than 1 million veterans who served through multiple enlistments are now eligible for an additional 12 months of education assistance through their GI Bill benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday. The VA’s expansion of benefits is […]
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 […]