The College Fix Jennifer Kabbany November 7, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said several times during his campaign that he would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but it’s a pledge that may be more rhetoric than reality. Still, he could pick an Education Secretary and task him or her with deeply downsizing the federal bureaucracy, which […]
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Community College Daily David Baime November 4, 2024 The U.S. Education Department (ED) failed to publish final rules on distance education, Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4), and TRIO eligibility by November. As a result, the regulations cannot be required to take effect when the next award year starts on July 1, in keeping with […]
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Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox November 6, 2024 Donald Trump’s first term shined a political spotlight on higher ed that has only grown more glaring since. A second could bring more sweeping changes. After a divisive and historic election, Donald J. Trump emerged Wednesday with enough electoral votes to return to the White House in […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 6, 2024 A group of colleges that challenged a legal settlement that canceled $6 billion in student loans lost its appeal to stop that agreement from taking effect. A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the colleges lacked the necessary standing to […]
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