Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 13, 2023 The Biden administration wants to dramatically expand employees’ eligibility for overtime. Supporters say that’s only fair. Institutions say it will cost them millions. Colleges and universities are warning they might have to raise tuition or lay off staff in response to a Biden administration plan to extend […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey November 13, 2023 Survey finds confidence in virtual learning is growing, particularly among younger Americans. But a third still say in-person is better. Nearly half of Americans have developed a better opinion of online education since the COVID-19 pandemic, with a growing number of young students flocking to the virtual […]
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Federal Student Aid POSTED DATE: November 08, 2023 AUTHOR: Office of the Under Secretary and Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID: GENERAL-23-96 SUBJECT: Borrower Defense School Notification Process Under the 2016 Regulation (34 C.F.R. 685.222) As a part of the settlement reached in the Sweet v. Cardona litigation, the Department of Education (ED) is sending schools notice of borrower defense applications […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 9, 2023 House Republicans want a long-overdue update to the Higher Education Act, but they favor a piecemeal approach, starting with how colleges report foreign gifts and contracts. The U.S. House’s education committee is moving forward with a piecemeal approach to updating the Higher Education Act of 1965—a massive […]
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