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Education Department moves to fire civil servants

Education Department moves to fire civil servants

Politico  Juan Perex Jr. and Bianca Quilantan February 12, 2025 The Education Department terminated a swath of its civil service workforce on Wednesday, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The precise number of affected employees was not immediately clear. Firing notices were distributed to workers in the department’s […]

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House Budget Draft Calls for $330 Billion in Cuts for Higher Ed

House Budget Draft Calls for $330 Billion in Cuts for Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 13, 2025 The House Budget Committee released its blueprint for a sweeping reconciliation bill Wednesday that would allow for at least $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and slash spending by at least $1.5 trillion over the coming decade, Politico reported. The budget resolution directs the House […]

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Senators Question McMahon at Confirmation Hearing

Senators Question McMahon at Confirmation Hearing

Inside Higher Ed  Jessica Blake and Katherine Knott February 13, 2025 The Senate held a confirmation hearing for Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. Read more below for updates. McMahon Weathers Hearing Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department spoke for more than two hours Thursday, detailing her vision […]

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Ahead of Confirmation Hearing, Senators Back McMahon

Ahead of Confirmation Hearing, Senators Back McMahon

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 12, 2025 Recent executive actions related to education have colleges and Democrats worried, but key Republican lawmakers remain supportive of Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. Linda McMahon—a former wrestling mogul and longtime ally of the president—will likely experience a smoother confirmation hearing Thursday […]

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Trump Taps Biden Critic Nicholas Kent as Under Secretary

Trump Taps Biden Critic Nicholas Kent as Under Secretary

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake February 11, 2025 The president nominated a former lobbyist for career colleges to serve as education undersecretary—the nation’s top official on policies affecting colleges and universities. A vocal critic of the Biden administration will oversee the nation’s colleges and universities, according to a document obtained […]

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Accreditors brace for Trump’s promised higher ed shakeup

Accreditors brace for Trump’s promised higher ed shakeup

Higher Ed Dive  Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz January 31, 2025 At Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference, sector leaders shared the policy shifts they’re expecting under the new administration. WASHINGTON — On the 2024 campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the nation’s faculty of being “obsessed with indoctrinating […]

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Update on the Bare Minimum Rule (previously 150% Rule)

Update on the Bare Minimum Rule (previously 150% Rule)

CECU Career Education Colleges and Universities  Litigation and Regulatory Update  Through a novel and desperate approach, the Biden Department of Education late last year attempted to nullify the lawsuit brought by Cortiva Institute and the Coalition for Career Schools in the Northern District of Texas (360 Degree Education v. U.S. […]

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Higher education’s outlook for 2025

Higher education’s outlook for 2025

Higher Ed Dive  Natalie Schwartz January 31, 2025 We’re rounding up the trends, policy changes and legal shifts that college and university leaders could face in the year ahead.  If January is any indication, major changes are likely coming to the higher education sector in the year ahead. President Donald Trump […]

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