Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
March 11, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveThe 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 […]
February 22, 2024
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe documents remind K-12 schools and colleges of their federal legal responsibilities to provide accommodations, if needed, to students with these common medical conditions. For example, one of the resources noted that students with asthma may need to be excused […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
January 5, 2024
Via: Higher Ed DiveFor 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. […]
December 13, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveColleges have factored legacy status in admissions for decades, but the practice is under new scrutiny following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling race-conscious policies unconstitutional in June. Higher ed leaders say the high court’s decision has dissuaded some historically marginalized […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
December 7, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe 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 […]
November 3, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe recoupment stems from the Education Department’s 2022 decision to clear up to $71.7 million of student loans for people who made borrower defense claims against DeVry. The move was a turning point for the department — it marked the […]
October 2, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveK-12 college counseling, targeted outreach and pathway programs for high school students can serve as strategies to encourage underserved students to apply to college in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision overturning race-conscious admissions, according to a […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
September 27, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveCollege career programs will once again need to prove they won’t burden students with overwhelming debt, under a highly anticipated regulation that the U.S. Department of Education unveiled Wednesday. The Biden administration released a draft version of what’s called the […]
September 27, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveAccreditor critics have argued the organizations’ procedures for filing complaints can be onerous and dissuade reporting. This is part of a broader accusation that accreditors too often don’t hold colleges under their purview accountable, as the institutions pay accreditors since […]
August 21, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveThe legislative proposal likely has no chance of passing politically divided Congress, but it does signal some Republicans’ position on the Education Department. The rightwing has argued the federal government should play a minimal role in education policy and accused […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
July 18, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveBiden 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
July 5, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe U.S. Department of Education’s proposed gainful employment regulations have the potential to significantly change the higher education landscape. Career education programs that leave graduates with poor earnings or unmanageable debt would risk losing access to federal financial aid under […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
June 20, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveFor three decades, incarcerated students haven’t been allowed to tap into federal Pell Grants, a primary form of financial aid for low- and moderate-income borrowers. But that will change come July, when new rules take effect giving them access to […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
April 26, 2023
Via: Inside Higher EdThe Office of Federal Student Aid awarded new contracts to five loan servicers—a key milestone in the Education Department’s years-long effort to modernize its student loan system. The department is planning to launch the first phase of the modernization next […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
April 25, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveRepublicans are setting up a battle over the debt ceiling in an attempt to reign in federal spending. Pundits also say it’s meant in part to force the president to come back to the negotiating table before the 2024 presidential […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
April 11, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveDenying Florida Career College student aid represents one of the most significant enforcement actions the Office of Federal Student Aid, or FSA, has ever taken. It matches the Biden administration’s stated goals of holding poorly performing colleges — namely for-profits […]
April 6, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe U.S. Department of Education on Thursday released long-awaited proposed Title IX protections for transgender student athletes. The regulatory plan would prohibit districts and states from categorically banning transgender students’ participation on athletic teams aligning with their gender identities. Doing […]
February 22, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveIn January, the U.S. Department of Education asked for feedback on a plan to publish a list of college programs with low financial value to students and solicited opinions on what factors the agency should consider when constructing the ranking. […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
January 10, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveThe proposed reworking of income-driven repayment plans, commonly known as IDR, fits with the Biden administration’s stated mission to overhaul the beleaguered federal student loan system and enact new borrower protections. Policymakers of all political stripes have called out flaws […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 18, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdA federal judge approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education that argued the agency ignored borrower defense to repayment claims. Under the settlement, 200,000 borrowers who attended one of 153 institutions identified by […]