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New Jersey Law to Establish Gainful Employment Standards
Aug 10, 2022
Legislation requires state agencies to establish gainful employment-style performance quality standards for career-oriented academic programs.
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Senate Passes Bill to Address 85-15 Policy Reset
Aug 10, 2022
The legislation would clarify the 35 percent exemption to the 85-15 rule and restore it to its original intent.
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Supreme Court Sets Date for Harvard, UNC Chapel Hill Admissions Cases
Aug 4, 2022
Court to hear arguments in cases challenging the consideration of race in admissions decisions.
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Senate Democrats Release Draft FY 2023 Budget Bills
Aug 4, 2022
The proposal would boost funding for higher ed, but is not likely to advance without bipartisan support.
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New Bill to Reform Income-Share Agreements
Aug 4, 2022
Legislation seeks to create new guardrails for ISAs used in higher education programs.
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Congress Approves Bill to Boost Scientific Research Funding
Aug 3, 2022
Final measure excludes provision that would have overturned the ban on a federal postsecondary student-level data system.
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New England Board of Higher Education Expands Transfer Pathways
Aug 3, 2022
The initiative, already established in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, will now expand to Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
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SAT Score Submission Decisions and Other Pandemic-Related Impacts on Higher Ed
Aug 3, 2022
New report addresses changes in college applications, admissions, and enrollments due to the pandemic.
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GAO Report Shows Lost Revenue from Federal Loan Program
Aug 3, 2022
The agency attributed the change to the ongoing pandemic pause on federal student loan payments and interest as well as the expansion of income-based repayment plans.
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Supreme Court Separates Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill Admissions Cases
Jul 28, 2022
It is widely believed that the move would allow the court's newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, to participate in the North Carolina case.
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Biden Administration Delays Student Loan Repayment Proposal
Jul 28, 2022
However, Education Dept. officials say they still plan to have it ready to go live by next summer.
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Senate Passes Bill to Boost Scientific Research Funding
Jul 28, 2022
The legislation also includes a version of the College Transparency Act that would allow the Education Department to track student outcomes in higher education.
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Education Dept. Releases New Rules on 90/10, Second Chance Pell
Jul 28, 2022
The proposed regulations aim to crack down on the for-profit college industry and restore Pell grants for incarcerated students, among other things.
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Democrats Introduce Bill to Codify Public Service Loan Waiver
Jul 28, 2022
Legislation would make permanent changes to the PSLF that make it easier for teachers, social workers, and other public service workers to get debt relief.
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Federal Judge Blocks Title IX Guidance on LGBTQ+ Students
Jul 21, 2022
The temporary injunction only applies to colleges in the 20 Republican-led states that joined the litigation, most of which already have state laws unfavorable to the rights of LGBTQ+ students.
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House Panel Holds Hearing on Tribal Colleges
Jul 21, 2022
Lawmakers were expected to discuss the chronic underfunding of the nation’s TCUs. Instead, Republicans shifted the focus to discuss their opposition to sweeping student loan forgiveness.
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Biden Administration Clarifies Guidance on Accreditation
Jul 21, 2022
Education Dept. issues new guidelines for institutions seeking a change in the accrediting organizations that approve them to participate in federal student aid.
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Oregon Community Colleges Sue VA Dept. over GI Bill Benefit Payments
Jul 20, 2022
Schools sue the agency over its attempt to collect millions of dollars in GI Bill benefits that the VA says it overpaid for students enrolled in flight training programs.
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FAFSA Submissions Increase
Jul 20, 2022
Submissions increased 4.6 percent from 2020 to 2022, but do not not surpass pre-pandemic numbers.
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For-Profits File Motion to Intervene in Federal Borrower Defense Settlement
Jul 20, 2022
The move could block the department from automatically discharging $6 billion in debt for 200,000 former students with borrower defense claims.