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Federal Student Aid  June 20, 2024 On October 31, 2023, the Department published a final rule in the Federal Register [88 FR 74568] amending the regulations related to Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability To Benefit (ATB) pertaining to the student financial assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of […]

Cal Matters Alexei Koseff June 20, 2024 IN SUMMARY The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders sued to kick it off. The California Supreme Court sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and […]

HIT Consultant Fred Pennic June 19, 2024 What You Should Know: – A new report by Incredible Health, the leading platform for connecting nurses with healthcare employers, paints a concerning picture of the American healthcare system. The report, titled “2024 Healthcare Executive Report,” reveals a crisis brewing – a deepening shortage […]

Inside Higher Ed  Lauren Coffey June 20, 2024 The new bill comes after concerns from several faculty members about AI’s classroom role. The California legislature voted unanimously for a bill to stop artificial intelligence (AI) bots from replacing community college faculty in the state. The short, two-page bill passed on Friday and […]

Thompson Coburn LLP Aaron Lacey June 17, 2024 The U.S. Department of Education’s new financial responsibility rules take effect July 1, 2024. These rules are part of a sweeping set of regulations that become effective the same day and cover financial value transparency and gainful employment, professional licensure programs, the […]

University Business Edward Cramp and Kristina Gill June 17, 2024 Restrictions on online, asynchronous learning for hands-on programs could spell trouble for successful remote learning efforts around the country. At the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education quickly enacted emergency regulations allowing students to continue with their […]

Inside Higher Ed  Katherine Knott June 18, 2024 The Biden administration’s new rule overhauling Title IX, the federal gender-equity law, is on hold in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia after a federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking the regulations from taking effect in those states Aug. 1. […]

Fox Business Breck Dumas June 14, 2024 Demand for skilled workers is driving up salaries in trade jobs — here are the ones that pay the best Trade jobs in the U.S. are in a renaissance with high demand for skilled workers and waning interest in college among young adults. The shortage […]

NASFAA June 12, 2024 Dear Chairs Sanders, Foxx, Wyden, and Smith; and Ranking Members Cassidy, Scott, Crapo, and Neal, On behalf of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and our 3,000 member institutions, we write to offer our recommendations for technical amendments to the FAFSA Simplification Act, […]

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott June 14, 2024 Finding that four states are likely to succeed in their lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday that prevents the rule from taking effect in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho. The lawsuit is […]