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Biden Administration Announces New Round of Higher Ed Rulemaking
Jan 5, 2023
The Education Department's latest regulatory agenda includes plans to overhaul rules governing accreditation, distance education, state authorization, and other topics.
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House Frozen Amid Leadership Battle
Jan 5, 2023
The stalemate has essentially frozen the lower chamber, delaying the swearing in of hundreds of members of Congress and halting any action on legislative work.
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Congress Approves FY 2023 Budget
Jan 5, 2023
Spending bill includes a $500 boost to the maximum Pell Grant award and increased funding for a number of other higher education programs.
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Congress Passes NDAA with HBCU, MSI Research Funding
Dec 22, 2022
However, it remains unclear how many of those new initiatives will actually be funded in the FY 2023 omnibus spending measure still under consideration.
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Congress Inches Closer to FY 2023 Budget Deal
Dec 22, 2022
Lawmakers reach a tentative agreement to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday night deadline when current funding expires.
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Education Dept. Issues Additional 90/10 Rule Guidance
Dec 22, 2022
Agency releases an updated list of federal funds that proprietary institutions must include as federal revenue in their non-federal revenue calculation related to the 90/10 rule.
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SUNY Approves In-State Tuition for Refugee Students
Dec 15, 2022
The new policy extends the tuition benefit to asylum seekers and refugee students from nations granted Temporary Protected Status.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Second Debt Relief Case
Dec 15, 2022
Justices once again decline the administration's request to reinstate the loan relief program amid ongoing litigation.
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House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill
Dec 15, 2022
The legislation would avert a government shutdown at the end of the week and allow lawmakers more time to strike a deal on spending for the remainder of the 2023 fiscal year.
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NDAA to Boost HBCU, MSI Research Funding
Dec 15, 2022
AACRAO and other higher ed groups sent a letter to Senate leaders in support of provisions included in the annual defense spending bill to fund and support research programs at MSIs.
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AACRAO Comments on Proposed 85/15 Rule Changes
Dec 15, 2022
The association urges the VA to clarify that the new proposed definition of a "supported student" would not apply to institutions with a 35 percent exemption.
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VA Delays Launch of Enrollment Manager System
Dec 15, 2022
Agency delays the transition to its new Enrollment Manager system for certifying GI Bill benefits to early March following outreach from AACRAO and other higher ed groups.
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AACRAO Urges Congress to Pass Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act
Dec 8, 2022
The legislation would extend certain flexibilities to assist veterans with their educational assistance benefits granted to the VA during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things.
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Supreme Court to Consider Student Loan Debt Relief
Dec 8, 2022
The decision from the court will determine the future of the student loan debt forgiveness program that would provide up to $20,000 in debt relief to millions of borrowers.
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New Report on the Credentialing Landscape
Dec 8, 2022
Credential Engine's annual count of secondary and postsecondary credentials in the U.S. identifies more than one million unique credentials across a maze of nearly 60,000 providers.
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GAO Examines College Financial Aid Offers
Dec 8, 2022
New report shows that most institutions do not follow best practices for providing clear and standard information in their financial aid award letters.
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College Completion Rates Stall, New Data Show
Dec 8, 2022
The six-year completion rate for the fall 2016 undergraduate cohort reached 62.3 percent, the highest level this decade. However, the rate remains essentially unchanged from 2015.
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Grand Canyon U. Loses Education Dept. Lawsuit
Dec 8, 2022
Federal judge rules that the agency acted lawfully when it denied the university's request to convert from a for-profit to a nonprofit institution.
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AACRAO Calls on Congress to Protect Dreamers
Nov 29, 2022
The association joined over 60 other higher ed groups to urge lawmakers to pass legislation to provide permanent protections for Dreamers during the lame duck session of Congress.
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DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Debt Relief Program
Nov 29, 2022
The Biden administration asks the court to allow student loan debt relief and reverse a lower court order that leaves "millions of economically vulnerable borrowers in limbo."