Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman June 26, 2024 A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for students recruited to a sham university set up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to sue the government to recoup what they paid to enroll. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott June 24, 2024 Two federal judges on Monday dealt different blows to the administration’s generous income-driven loan repayment plan. What does that mean for borrowers awaiting relief? After forgiving $5.5 billion in student loans for 414,000 borrowers, the Biden administration won’t be able to wipe out the balances for any additional borrowers […]
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Federal Student Aid June 20, 2024 On October 31, 2023, the Department published a final rule in the Federal Register [88 FR 74568] amending the regulations related to Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability To Benefit (ATB) pertaining to the student financial assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Title IV, […]
Read MoreCal Matters Alexei Koseff June 20, 2024 IN SUMMARY The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders sued to kick it off. The California Supreme Court sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in the Legislature […]
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