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Category: Education Economics


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Biden proposes 3.9% FY 2025 increase for Education Department

March 11, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

The Biden administration is proposing a 3.9% increase over fiscal 2023 for the U.S. Department of Education, for a total of $82 billion in discretionary funding for early learning, K-12 and higher education in its fiscal year 2025 budget released […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Is the end of federal relief money worsening an child care crisis?

February 27, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

According to the NAEYC analysis of survey responses from 10,128 early childhood educators nationwide, 55% of all respondents said they knew of at least one child care program closing in their community in the past six months. Only 30% were […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

College Endowment Returns Ticked Up in Fiscal Year 2023

February 15, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Endowment returns for fiscal year 2023 are up 7.7 percent according to the latest study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund. That marks a reversal of fortunes after returns fell by 8 percent in […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

State budget changes could exacerbate impending fiscal cliffs

January 25, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

School districts are already anticipating a fiscal cliff from the expiration of federal pandemic relief funds, but that slide could be even steeper due to recent and upcoming state funding changes. Finance experts and new analyses warn that developments at […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Education Department withholds $2.2M from 3 student loan servicers

January 5, 2024

Via: Higher Ed Dive

For over three years, the federal government paused monthly student loan payments and interest accrual, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Since payments restarted in October, many customers have said they faced administrative challenges and received little communication from loan service providers. […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Education Department unveils timeline for Title IX, loan forgiveness rules

December 7, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

The U.S. Department of Education indicated in its latest regulatory agenda that it will release two long-awaited Title IX rules in March, likely sparking frustration among campus sexual assault prevention and LGBTQ+ advocates after repeated delays. Education Department officials have […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

These K–12 Schools Are Using Asset-Tracking Technology To Save Money and Reduce Risk

October 16, 2023

Via: EdTech Magazine

When Erin Ford joined Virginia’s Chesterfield County Public Schools as director of technology services, she became concerned about the way the district monitored its technology assets. “We were tracking Chromebooks in a vendor-supported asset management system,” she says. “We also […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Federal Grant Proves Elusive for Certain Colleges

October 6, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

More than 200 colleges and universities are eligible to receive federal funding designated for institutions with large numbers of Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander students this year, but the majority are not applying. Just 32 of 192 eligible […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

How one college is locking in financial aid early to offset FAFSA delay

October 3, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

The already dizzyingly confusing process of applying for financial aid was further complicated this year when the federal government postponed the release of the updated FAFSA from October to December. Theoretically, the new FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Budget deal averts education funding nightmare

October 2, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Federal money will continue to flow to state and local school systems — at least for now — after lawmakers in Congress struck a deal late Saturday for a continuing resolution to keep the government open through Nov. 17. President […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

How rising student loan interest rates could affect college-going behavior

September 29, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

The interest rates on new graduate loans from the U.S. Department of Education now top 7% while those for undergraduate loans have reached over 5%, the highest levels they’ve been in over a decade. That’s partly because the Federal Reserve […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Biden-Harris Administration Moves Forward with Student Debt Relief Negotiated Rulemaking to Deliver Support to as Many Borrowers as Possible as Quickly as Possible

September 29, 2023

Via: U.S. Department of Education

The Biden-Harris Administration marked a critical step forward in its efforts to deliver student debt relief to as many borrowers as possible through negotiated rulemaking under the Higher Education Act, even as extreme House Republicans threaten a government shutdown that […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

U.S. Fines Law Schools Over Financial Aid Violations

August 25, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

The U.S. Department of Education has settled with five free-standing law schools after an investigation showed that those institutions “improperly disbursed” federal financial aid to students enrolled in unaccredited master of laws programs. Albany Law School, Atlanta’s John Marshall School […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Biden Administration Moves Forward With New Repayment Plan

August 22, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Student loan borrowers can now apply for the Biden administration’s new loan repayment program, and the Education Department is working with a network of organizations to spread the word. The release of the application, which launched in beta form earlier […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Which Colleges Pay Off for Low-Income Students?

August 16, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

As juniors and seniors return to high school this fall, part of their school day likely will include thinking about which colleges and universities they’ll apply to. But recent data suggests that’s the case for fewer students, as college enrollment […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

San Francisco to Clear City College Students’ Debts

August 11, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

The city of San Francisco is clearing the debts of 13,000 people who could not take courses at the local community college because they owed it money The debts, totaling $2.1 million, ranged from $10 to $200 and were accrued […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

House passes bill to deny funding to schools, colleges housing migrants

July 20, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Public K-12 schools and universities that house migrants on their campuses would have their federal education funding stripped away under legislation passed by a 222-201 mostly partisan House vote late Wednesday. H.R. 3941, known as the Schools Not Shelters Act […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Education Department kicks off student loan forgiveness plan, round 2

July 18, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Biden took immediate action after the Supreme Court ruled against his initial loan forgiveness plan, which would have forgiven up to $20,000 for borrowers earning less than $125,000 a year. The same day the high court handed down its decision, […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Student loan debt relief is only a Band-Aid solution

July 17, 2023

Via: EdSource

My dad and I sat slouched over his computer on a warm summer night a few months before the start of my junior year of college. We had been browsing my school’s financial aid website crunching every number. We were […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

July 17, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

More than 804,000 borrowers will have their student loans forgiven in the next month following moves by the Biden administration to count more payments toward forgiveness. The administration said in April 2022 that it would adjust accounts to give borrowers […]