Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 30, 2026 The rule is slated to take effect July 1. However, significant pushback is anticipated from Congress and higher ed groups in the weeks to come. The Department of Education has taken its penultimate step in finalizing a new rule that will put a limit on how much graduate […]
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U.S. Department of Education January 29, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at reducing the cost of higher education and simplifying federal student loan repayment, as outlined in President Trump’s historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act (the Act). Last summer, Congress passed necessary changes to the […]
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Cal Matters Mikhail Zinshteyn January 28, 2026 In the past two years, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed three bills that would have allowed community colleges to award students more bachelor’s degrees. Unfazed, lawmakers are now backing a fourth bill that does much of the same. The measure, Assembly Bill 664, cleared its first legislative tests by passing […]
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Brookings January 28, 2026 This document provides a detailed overview of how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—passed into law in the summer of 2025 and set to take effect in just a few short months—changed higher education financing. It describes the state of student lending at the time of its passage, analyzes how […]
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