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Feds Issue Recommendations to Clarify Financial Aid Offers
Apr 18, 2019
New guidance offers suggestions to improve the clarity, transparency, and basic understandability of financial aid offers for students and families.
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Education Dept. Releases Draft Higher Ed Proposals
Apr 18, 2019
Agency publishes draft consensus language for the Trump administration's planned overhaul of higher education regulations governing accreditation.
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Trump Administration to Experiment with Income-Share Plans
Apr 18, 2019
Education Dept. plans to establish a program to offer income-share agreements and move to an annual master promissory note as it seeks to address student debt.
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote Study Abroad
Apr 18, 2019
AACRAO is listed in support of measure that aims to increase the number and diversity of undergraduate students studying abroad.
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Illinois House Rejects Ban the Box Bill
Apr 18, 2019
Legislation would have blocked public colleges and universities from asking applicants about their criminal history.
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Bill Would Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Apr 18, 2019
Proposal would cut the wait time for debt relief and expand eligibility to any borrower who holds a federal student loan.
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Senate Panel Tackles Accountability in Higher Education
Apr 11, 2019
Committee meets to discuss strengthening accountability as part of the chamber’s efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
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Senators Introduce Affordable College Textbook Act
Apr 10, 2019
Bill would improve access to online educational resources in an effort to make college more affordable.
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Texas Tech Health Sciences Center to End Consideration of Race in Admissions
Apr 10, 2019
The move is reportedly a result of pressure from the Trump administration to stop the use of affirmative action in education.
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Federal Watchdog Calls on Education Dept. to Evaluate Second Chance Pell
Apr 10, 2019
Report finds that the program has experienced challenges such as establishing incarcerated applicants' eligibility, and getting documents to support verification, among other things.
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Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Pell Ban for Prisoners
Apr 10, 2019
Legislation would restore Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated individuals in an effort to cut the cycle of recidivism, save taxpayer money, and improve safety.
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Senate Bill to Simplify Student Loan Repayment System
Apr 9, 2019
Measure would overhaul the federal loan repayment system, streamlining the five existing programs and dozens of “confusing iterations” into two “simple and easy-to-understand” plans.
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Renewed Push to Protect Dreamers
Apr 9, 2019
Lawmakers in numerous states, as well as on the national level, advance measures to protect dreamers and, in some cases, to provide better access to higher education.
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Negotiated Rulemakers Reach Consensus on Higher Ed Regs
Apr 4, 2019
The agreement follows months of negotiations, but also comes after the Trump administration backed away from some if its earlier, more controversial proposals.
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Legislation Aims to Address Gaps in Student Outcomes
Apr 3, 2019
Bill, spurred in part by the recent cheating and bribery scandal, would provide grants for "equity audits" to identify and fight inequities in college admissions and financial aid.
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Senators Reintroduce Dream Act
Apr 3, 2019
Legislation would provide undocumented students brought to the United States as children a chance to earn lawful permanent residence and a path to American citizenship.
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Lawmakers Look to Strengthen Accountability in Higher Ed
Apr 3, 2019
House panel holds hearing to discuss how to hold colleges accountable to students and taxpayers.
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Senate Panel Reviews Colleges' Response to Campus Sexual Assaults
Apr 3, 2019
Lawmakers examine the process for how institutions respond to sexual assaults on their campuses to ensure student safety and rights.
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New Study on College Net Price Calculators
Apr 2, 2019
Many four-year colleges fail to meet federal standards for disclosing costs on their websites.
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DeVos Testifies at Senate Hearing on Proposed Education Budget
Apr 2, 2019
Lawmakers press Education Secretary on backlog of student debt-relief claims, argue effort to overhaul higher ed rules could hinder bipartisan negotiations on HEA reauthorization.