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State Audit Blasts U of California Admissions
Sep 23, 2020
Review finds that the university system inappropriately admitted at least 64 wealthy, mostly white students over the past six years as favors to donors, family, and friends.
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House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill
Sep 23, 2020
Legislation would keep the government funded through early December and avoid a shutdown just before the November election.
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Senator Renews Push to Simplify FAFSA
Sep 23, 2020
Lamar Alexander devoted the last scheduled hearing of the HELP committee before he leaves office to a proposal that would reduce the number of questions on the FAFSA from 108 to 33.
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Colleges' Temporary Closures Help Curb Spread of COVID-19
Sep 23, 2020
Institutions implementing two-week quarantines are seeing positive results.
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Inside Higher Ed Releases 2020 Admissions Survey
Sep 23, 2020
Survey finds that a record number of senior admissions officials were very concerned about filling classes and most expect enrollment decreases this year.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Students Unable to Take SAT
Sep 23, 2020
Many testing centers have closed due to the pandemic or have set new limits on students, resulting in thousands unable to take the SAT exam.
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$330 Million in Loan Relief for Former ITT Tech Students
Sep 17, 2020
CFPB, along with 48 state attorneys general, announce settlement with the now-defunct for-profit and its debt-servicing company for defrauding students.
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Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Harvard Admissions Case
Sep 17, 2020
The case is widely believed to become the U.S. Supreme Court's next opening to potentially ban affirmative action.
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Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count
Sep 17, 2020
Federal judges block White House memo seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants, saying such action would violate the statute governing congressional apportionment.
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Appeals Court Allows Trump to End Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants
Sep 17, 2020
Ruling effectively strips legal immigration status from some 400,000 immigrants from four countries, rendering them deportable if they do not voluntarily leave the country.
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UC Berkeley Fined $2.35M for Clery Violations
Sep 17, 2020
The hefty fine follows a historic $4.5 million Clery penalty against Michigan State University last year, which some experts viewed as the Education Dept. increasing its oversight of the law.
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Colleges Begin Announcing Spring Semester Plans
Sep 17, 2020
Most institutions are continuing with their current instruction plans.
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Test-Blind Admissions Policies Increase
Sep 16, 2020
While most colleges are test optional, some have moved to test-blind during the pandemic as access to standardized testing has been disrupted.
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Report Looks at Guided Pathways Programs
Sep 16, 2020
New report finds that guided pathways programs are improving student experiences as well as presenting some challenges.
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Education Dept. Extends Deadline to Apply for CARES Act Funding
Sep 10, 2020
The new deadline for the roughly $13 billion for institutions is September 30, after which the department plans to calculate and redistribute any unclaimed funds.
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Stopgap Negotiations Underway to Avoid Government Shutdown
Sep 10, 2020
Lawmakers work to hammer out details for a "clean" continuing resolution to extend current government funding and avoid a government shutdown at the end of September.
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Stimulus Talks Continue
Sep 10, 2020
Senate Republicans unveil a smaller coronavirus aid package this week, after returning from August recess. Democrats quickly slam the proposal.
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House Hearing on Gender-Based Protections
Sep 10, 2020
Panel to discuss what Democrats call the Trump administration's attack on federal gender-based protections.
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Massachusetts Judge Enjoins Department of Education Rule on CARES Act
Sep 10, 2020
Court blocks rule that bars students who are not eligible for the federal financial aid from accessing grants under the CARES Act. However, the injunction applies only to Massachusetts.
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Institutions Advised Not to Send Students Home
Sep 10, 2020
Colleges and universities across the country are seeing clusters of COVID-10 cases on campuses and are being advised not to send students home.