On Ed Tech Newsletter Phil Hill August 8, 2024 You can’t understand today’s EdTech regulatory news without connecting the dots Yesterday Inside Higher Ed covered the proposed rules by the US Department of Education (ED) that will require online attendance taking. Not just for online programs but for all online […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz August 7, 2024 To avoid a repeat of this year’s glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct. 1 with a limited number of students and institutions. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-26 academic year will be […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey August 7, 2024 The department says taking attendance will help ensure Title IV funds are used properly. Online-facing faculty said it will create a financial and time burden. Administrators who oversee online education say a federal plan to require colleges to take attendance in virtual courses […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 1, 2024 A little more than 100 days ago, the Biden administration finalized its overhaul of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which promised to usher in a new era for the federal civil rights law with greater protections for LGBTQ+ students and those […]
Duane Morris July 31, 2024 On July 17, 2024, Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal published a blog post―“Update on Department of Education’s Postsecondary Education Regulatory Work”―that served as a triumphal “status update” of sorts on the Department’s numerous consumer-focused postsecondary regulatory initiatives to date and its plans for further […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 30, 2024 The department says it needs more data about online education to hold those programs accountable. Institutions say the agency is overcorrecting. The Education Department wants to collect much more information about distance education courses and the students enrolled in them as part […]
Committee On Education & The Workforce July 25, 2024 Chair Foxx Issues Subpoena to Get to the Bottom of FAFSA Mess WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) fights for students across the country as the U.S. Department of Education (DeptEd) continues to stonewall Congressional inquiries about the […]
Fox News Brianna Herlihy July 25, 2024 Republicans say Miguel Cardona violated Hatch Act with comments touting President Biden’s student loan handout FIRST ON FOX: Two Republican attorneys general are reporting that Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona violated the Hatch Act in connection to recent comments about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plans. […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey July 26, 2024 The company once hailed as a pioneer in online program management declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday. How should—and will—colleges who partner with the company handle the news? 2 U, a fading giant in the online program manager space, announced Thursday it had […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 26, 2024 The Education Department won’t be able to enforce its new Title IX regulations, set to take effect nationwide Aug. 1, in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska or South Dakota, a federal judge ruled Wednesday evening. Judge Rodney Sippel of the Eastern District […]