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Lawmakers Reintroduce Pell Grant Sustainability Act
Mar 30, 2023
The legislation would help students access the resources they need to attend college by indexing the Pell Grant to inflation.
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Education Dept. Releases Draft FAFSA Form
Mar 30, 2023
The draft provides an initial glimpse of the new, simplified version of the form that will launch later this year.
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House Panel Debates Biden's Student Loan Policies
Mar 30, 2023
Hearing focused on the implications of the Biden administration's student loan policies for students and taxpayers, highlighting the partisan divide between lawmakers.
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New FAFSA Launch Delayed to December
Mar 23, 2023
Education Dept. unveils a roadmap outlining key implementation dates and timelines for resources, guidance, and training materials for stakeholders.
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Biden Administration Announces Hearings on Regulatory Agenda
Mar 23, 2023
The announcement marks the first formal step in the Education Department’s latest round of rulemaking tackling accreditation, distance education, state authorization, and other topics.
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Wellesley College Students Vote to Admit Transgender Men
Mar 23, 2023
The vote comes amidst divided opinion between Wellesley's student body and college administration about admissions policies and gendered language on campus.
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Republicans Seek to Block Biden's Debt Relief Plan
Mar 23, 2023
The GAO recently determined that the president's program is subject to congressional review, opening a path for Republicans to force a vote on the relief plan.
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Degree Earners Decline for the First Time in Decade
Mar 23, 2023
New report finds that undergraduate credential completions fell 1.6 percent, or 58,800 completers, from the previous year.
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Education Dept. Announces Use of Secret Shoppers
Mar 23, 2023
The secret shoppers will examine recruitment, enrollment, financial aid, and other practices to help identify 'potentially deceptive or predatory practices used to recruit and enroll students."
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CFPB Heightens Scrutiny of Private Loan Servicers
Mar 23, 2023
Agency issues a warning to stop private loan servicers' unlawful collection of payments on discharged student debts.
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Higher Ed Leaders Reintroduce Legislation to Lower Cost of College
Mar 16, 2023
Bill aims to legislation would lower the cost of college for students and families by doubling the Pell Grant, improving the PSLF program, and lowering interest rates, among other things.
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House Democrats Unveil Competing Short-Term Pell Bill
Mar 16, 2023
The bill would expand Pell Grant eligibility to short-term training programs. It would also require such programs to demonstrate that they prepare their students for a gainful employment.
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Mixed Findings on Transfer Students
Mar 16, 2023
While upward transfer—transfers from community colleges to four-year universities—continued to decline, the six-year college graduation rate among transfers is on the rise.
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Higher Ed Groups Call for Action Plan for New FAFSA
Mar 16, 2023
The Education Dept. may miss its October 1 goal for launching the form. AACRAO and other groups urge the agency to consider a number of recommendations to mitigate potential harm to students in the event of a delayed launch.
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Biden's Budget Proposal Boosts Higher Ed Funding
Mar 16, 2023
Blueprint would increase the maximum Pell Grant by $500 and invest $90 billion over 10 years to expand free community college access, among other things.
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AACRAO Comments on Proposed Fee Increases for International Students, Scholars
Mar 16, 2023
The association joined 22 other organizations in comments on a nearly 40 percent increase to benefit request fees that would adversely impact international students and scholars.
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Private Student Loan Lender Challenges Payment Pause
Mar 9, 2023
The company's lawsuit is the first major legal challenge against the payment pause.
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Lawmakers Urge Education Dept. to Address Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Higher Ed
Mar 9, 2023
Letter calls on the agency to expand the collection of college admissions data to better address access and attainment gaps, particularly ahead of the Supreme Court's forthcoming decisions impacting the use of race in admissions.
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House Panel Advances Transgender Sports Bill
Mar 9, 2023
Legislation would prohibit transgender women from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
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New Guidance Tightens Oversight of Risky Colleges
Mar 9, 2023
Education Dept. aims to increase the accountability of individuals representing corporations or other legal entities with substantial control over private institutions—both for-profit and nonprofit.