Committee on Education & The Workforce June 20, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calling for the Department to abandon its proposed Gainful Employment rule, a sweeping […]
Insider Ayelet Sheffey June 16, 2023 The student-loan payment resumption is on the horizon — and a consumer watchdog isn’t sure the process will be as seamless as the Education Department wants. Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report on the impact the payment resumption will have on borrowers this fall. […]
Alston & Bird June 16. 2023 Executive Summary Our Education Team delves into new proposed regulations that would bring a substantial change to the way Title IV is administered. New gainful employment regulations are more complex than Obama-era versions New administrative capability regulations require expanded financial aid and career counseling […]
U.S. Government Accountability Office June 13, 2023 Generative AI systems—like ChatGPT and Bard—create text, images, audio, video, and other content. This Spotlight examines the technology behind these systems that are surging in popularity. These systems are trained to recognize patterns and relationships in massive datasets and can quickly generate content […]
Marketplace Kirk Carapezza June 15, 2023 A stellar high school student in Brockton, Massachusetts, William Kimani earned so many credits at a nearby community college that he graduated from high school with an associate degree too. The son of Kenyan immigrants, he thought it would save him time and money when he […]
The Conversation Molly Ott and Thomas Zimmerman June 8, 2023 For the majority of students, the college where they enroll is often the one from where they will graduate. But not so for the approximately 1 million students who transfer each year from one school to another. Of these 1 million, about 100,000 students […]
Faegre Drinker Jonathan D. Tarnow and Cindy Irani June 12, 2023 On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to substantially change or expand a host of regulatory requirements concerning institutional and programmatic eligibility for federal student […]
AP News Cora Lewis and Adriana Morga NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end soon. Student loan interest will start accruing on September 1 and payments are starting in October. It might seem tempting to just keep not making payments, but the consequences […]
The FREOPP.org Substack Preston Cooper June 10, 2023 Also: Explaining the Gainful Employment rule, and resuming student loan payments (for real this time). Welcome to The Tassel, FREOPP’s newsletter on higher education policy, written by senior fellow Preston Cooper. Each month, The Tassel dives into our latest work on higher education, along with a handpicked selection […]