Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox February 24, 2025 The Pell Grant is facing a projected $2.7 billion budget shortfall, its first in over a decade. With the Education Department in turmoil and Trump slashing spending, access advocates worry cuts may be unavoidable. Amid all the chaos and upheaval for federal higher […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 24, 2025 After pausing most civil rights investigations, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is resuming some inquiries, but only those related to disability-based discrimination, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica. Those involving race or gender will remain on hold, the nonprofit […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz February 18, 2025 U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief. Dive Brief: A federal judge declined Monday to block staffers from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive […]
Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody February 21, 2025 A BET, which accredits STEM programs, has dropped diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility from its accreditation criteria and supporting documents, a move made in response to federal pushback on DEIA, according to an email obtained by Inside Higher Ed. “Recognizing the heightened […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 20, 2025 The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved McMahon even as all Democrats dissented. Linda McMahon’s bid to become the next education secretary moved forward Thursday after a Senate panel voted 12–11 along party lines to advance her nomination. McMahon has “demonstrated a […]
Posted Date: February 20, 2025 Author: Federal Student Aid Electronic Announcement ID: DL-25-01 Subject: Direct Loan Closeout Information for 2023–24 Program Year The established data submission (closeout) deadline for the 2023–24 Direct Loan Program Year is Friday, July 31, 2025. All school data must be received and accepted by this date to be included […]
USA Today February 20, 2025 Zachary Schermele An internal list shows 124 staffers at the Federal Student Aid office enrolled in the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program. Some worry about a loss of “institutional memory.” WASHINGTON – The main government office that helps students pay for college will be reduced […]
Fox News Anders Hagstrom February 18, 2025 Biden tried a litany of policy maneuvers to push through student loan forgiveness The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals put a final end to former President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Tuesday. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey originally sued the […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 18, 2025 The University of California Student Association’s request to block Department of Government Efficiency staffers from accessing student data at the Department of Education was denied Monday by a federal district judge. The lawsuit, filed earlier this month, accused the department of illegally sharing […]
U.S. Department of Education February 17, 2025 U.S. Department of Education Cuts $600 Million in Grants Used to Train Teachers and Education Agencies on Divisive Ideologies The U.S. Department of Education today announced it has terminated over $600 million in grants to institutions and nonprofits that were using taxpayer funds […]