National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators NASFAA Owen Daugherty May 15, 2020 Higher education institutions are still struggling to disburse emergency aid grants to students allocated in the last federal coronavirus relief package, largely attributing their issues to confusing and inconsistent guidance from the Department of Education (ED), according to […]
Inside Higher Ed Rick Seltzer May 14, 2020 About four in 10 colleges and universities whose debt Moody’s Investors Service rates are positioned well financially during the coronavirus crisis, one in 10 are heavily exposed to challenges and the remaining half face differing degrees of stress. That’s according to a […]
EDUCATION DIVE Natalie Schwartz May 13, 2020 Dive Brief: NC-SARA, the group overseeing how distance education is offered across state lines in most of the U.S., left several contentious policy changes unresolved at its board meeting last week. The organization — which controls the nation’s only multistate reciprocity agreement for online learning — tabled […]
ELEARNING INSIDE Henry Kronk May 12, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect education systems around the world, many have speculated about the medium- and long-term effects it will bring about. Some have worried that this time will allow for-profit colleges to regain momentum after facing regulatory pressure under the Obama administration. […]
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 […]