Politico Michael Stratford 03/19/2021 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday relaxed some of the Education Department’s restrictions on how colleges and universities may spend tens of billions of dollars in federal Covid relief assistance approved under former President Donald Trump. The department said colleges may now use the money to reimburse expenses or lost […]
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U.S. Department of Education March 19, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 Contact: Press Office (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Assistance for Students and Institutions Through HEERF Grant Program and Expanded SNAP Benefits To provide ongoing relief from the COVID-19 emergency and implement provisions in the American Rescue Plan […]
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Inside Higher Ed Lilah Burke March 19, 2021 Students who were misled by their institution and only received partial government relief are due more help, to the tune of $1 billion, the Education Department announced. The Education Department announced yesterday that students who were cheated by for-profit institutions and previously granted partial relief on their direct […]
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Bloomberg Opinion Stephen L. Carter March 18, 2021 One has made it into this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but the real battle may be off the court. Sportswriters seem entranced by the presence of a for-profit school in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Given the resistance to allowing such institutions to play major college sports at all, […]
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