Thompson Coburn LLP Scott Goldschmidt May 11, 2020 Here at REGucation, we deeply appreciate that this is not an easy time for the higher education administrators of the world. The phone calls, emails and meeting invites are unending. As are the webinars, electronic announcements and other forms of guidance emanating […]
POLITICO Michael Stratford with help from Bianca Quilantan May 12, 2020 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS 54K BORROWERS STILL HAVING WAGES SEIZED DURING PANDEMIC: The Education Department has still been garnishing the wages of approximately 54,000 student loan borrowers even though the coronavirus economic stimulus law signed in March suspended the practice, the Trump administration […]
POLITICO Michael Stratford with help from Bianca Quilatan May 12, 2020 SENATE HELP COMMITTEE HEARING TO TACKLE REOPENING SCHOOLS: The panel this morning will convene an unusual hearing — featuring four of the nation’s top health officials testifying remotely about the pandemic and how the country can begin safely returning to […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Bennett Leckrone May 12, 2020 The California State University system will conduct a majority of its classes online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, its chancellor said on Tuesday. With experts forecasting more waves of Covid-19 infections in the summer and fall, the chancellor, Timothy P. […]
Inside Higher Ed Greta Anderson May 12, 2020 The Department of Education’s new regulation says colleges aren’t responsible for sexual assault or harassment that takes place in study abroad programs or in private, off-campus settings. Kate McGunagle, a 2014 Princeton University graduate, didn’t know where to turn for support after […]
Inside Higher Ed Lilah Burke May 12, 2020 The Education Department plans to distribute more than $120 million in grants for short-term programs. Which pathways should that money fund? While emergency grants for colleges and their students from the CARES Act have gotten much attention in the past few weeks, that […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami May 8, 2020 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are planning to propose adding more money for education aid for states in the next coronavirus relief package, a House Democratic aide told Inside Higher Ed. Democratic lawmakers said they want to add more money for […]
NASFAA Owen Daugherty May 6, 2020 The Department of Education’s (ED) internal watchdog publicly released a plan Tuesday detailing how it will provide oversight as ED allocates more than $30 billion it was tasked with disbursing under the federal COVID-19 relief package. ED’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) outlined in […]
EDUCATION DIVE Natalie Schwartz May 5, 2020 Dive Brief: Slightly more than half of part-time college students who enrolled in 2013 left college within six years without earning a credential, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). Only about one-third of part-time students who entered college […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Sarah Brown May 6, 2020 Updated (5/6/2020, 2 p.m.) with comment from the American Council on Education and other new material. The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday announced sweeping changes in how colleges must handle sexual-assault and sexual-harassment complaints, bolstering protections for accused students and employees. […]