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Senator Unveils Federal Privacy Legislation
Mar 19, 2020
Proposed bill is consistent with the current data-privacy legal frameworks and integrates themes from the CCPA and the GDPR. Legislation would exempt personal data subject to FERPA.
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DHS Issues Updated Guidance on International Students and Online Courses
Mar 19, 2020
Agency published new guidelines on how it will offer flexibility in relation to rules that typically restrict international students and online courses.
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Census Bureau Suspends Field Operations, Modifies Operations to Ensure College Students are Counted
Mar 19, 2020
Additionally, bureau representatives issue follow up FAQ document from AACRAO webinar discussing how institutions can assist in the collection and distribution of student information.
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Education Dept. Issues Guidance on FERPA and COVID-19
Mar 19, 2020
FAQ document answers questions administrators may have regarding the disclosure of PII from students' education records to outside entities.
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Maryland Lawmakers Pass Measure to Close 90/10 Loophole
Mar 19, 2020
Legislation would limit the revenue for-profit colleges can receive from enrolling veterans.
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Dept. of VA Guidance, Senate Bill Aims to Protect GI Bill Benefits
Mar 19, 2020
VA prepares guidance for schools that have changes in training modalities and operation statuses due to COVID 19.
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Trump Administration Waives Accreditation Rules
Mar 19, 2020
Education Dept. provides accreditors with additional flexibilities to conduct virtual site visits as hundreds of colleges and universities scale back operations and restrict visitors on campus.
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Feds, States Grapple With How to Help Student Loan Borrowers
Mar 19, 2020
President Trump announces plan to waive the interest on federal student loans during the coronavirus crisis, but details remain vague.
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Bill to Protect GI Bill Benefits from Coronavirus Impacts
Mar 12, 2020
Proposed legislation would grant the Department of Veterans Affairs the discretion not to reduce GI Bill benefits for student veterans if their institutions close or go online during the pandemic.
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Trump Restricts Travel from Europe, Coronavirus Impacts Campuses in U.S. and Abroad
Mar 12, 2020
The pandemic leaves colleges and universities scrambling to devise policies to respond to the quickly evolving situation.
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Congress Moves to Block Trump Administration's Borrower Defense Rule
Mar 11, 2020
Education Dept. rewrite of the Obama-era regulation would make it more difficult for federal student loan borrowers to have their debt forgiven based on their college's misconduct.
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Key Lawmaker Calls for Probe of Education Dept.'s Borrower Defense Policy
Mar 11, 2020
House education committee chair cites questions and concerns over the methodology used by the Education Dept. to assess borrower defense to repayment claims.
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VA Dept. Suspends GI Bill Certifications for Five Universities
Mar 11, 2020
Agency will suspend educational benefits for new students enrolling in programs at institutions found to use "erroneous, deceptive, or misleading" enrollment practices.
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Higher Ed Plans for Biden and Sanders Differ
Mar 11, 2020
In the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, frontrunners propose different approaches to dealing with college affordability and other higher education policy issues.
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Trump Administration Launches Payment Card Pilot Program
Mar 5, 2020
After a series of delays, the Education Dept. officially rolls out its new pilot program to experiment with how students receive federal financial aid.
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March Deal on HEA Reauthorization Bill?
Mar 5, 2020
Key senator says a bill to reauthorize HEA should pass the education committee this month in order for it to have time to get through Congress this year.
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Western U.S. Accreditor to Expand Reach
Mar 5, 2020
In response to the Trump administration's recent overhaul of federal accreditation rule, WSCUC will consider accrediting some institutions outside of its historical geographic boundaries.
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Education Dept. to Investigate ACICS
Mar 5, 2020
Agency opens investigation of embattled accreditor for its approval of a South Dakota university that appears to have no faculty, staff, or classrooms.
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New Study on Distance Education Enrollment
Mar 5, 2020
Report finds that more that 2.8 million students were enrolled in an online degree program in 2019. Of those, 1.5 million were in-state students, and 1.3 million were out-of-state students.
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International Enrollment in U.S. Declining
Mar 5, 2020
Since 2015, the number of new international students has declined by 10 percent in light of travel bans, changes in visa policy, and increased competition from other countries.