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New Federal Data on Dual Enrollment
Feb 6, 2019
Roughly a third of students took courses for college credit during their high school tenures.
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AP Racial Gaps Remain
Feb 6, 2019
More students earning scores that translate into college credit, but racial gaps remain. New exam deadline aims to attract more low-income and minority students to take AP test.
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White House Reverses Replacement for Education Dept. Watchdog
Feb 6, 2019
President Trump had abruptly appointed new acting inspector general, which Democrats said threatened the watchdog's independence from the leadership of the agency.
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Report Examines 90-10 Rule
Feb 6, 2019
Study finds that eliminating the rule would have a negative impact.
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Renewed Push to Overhaul HEA by 2020
Feb 5, 2019
Senator Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate education committee, lays out his vision for reauthorizing the Higher Education Act before he retires. Serious differences with Democratic lawmakers remain.
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Senators Introduce Bill to Improve GEAR UP
Feb 4, 2019
Legislation aims to improve the college and career readiness program by increasing state and local flexibility to better meet students' needs.
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Feds Set Up Fake University as Sting Operation
Feb 4, 2019
Dept. of Homeland Security used fake university in Farmington Hills, Michigan to catch undocumented immigrants and those helping them to obtain fraudulent student visas.
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Final Rule on H1-B Visa Lottery
Jan 31, 2019
Regulation increases the number of H-1B visa recipients with advanced degrees and moves the registration process online.
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Shutdown Ends, Effects on Research Linger
Jan 30, 2019
Agreement funds the federal government for three weeks while negotiations continue over border security. The impact of the standoff will likely linger for institutions that rely on federal support for their research.
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Education Committees and Higher Ed in the 116th Congress
Jan 30, 2019
Chairmen of both House and Senate education committees signal that a Higher Education Act renewal is possible this year.
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AACRAO Comments on Proposed Title IX Rules
Jan 30, 2019
Association is concerned with certain aspects of the regulations that fail to protect the legitimate privacy interests of all individuals and to maintain appropriate confidentiality of institutional and student education records.
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Education Dept. 'Not Wedded' to Proposed Higher Ed Rules
Jan 30, 2019
Top agency official walks back controversial proposals to change the definition of regional and national accreditors, eliminate the federal credit hour definition, and reverse state authorization rules for online programs, among others.
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AACRAO Call for Public Policy Advisory Group Members
Jan 30, 2019
In an effort to more actively engage members with public policy issues affecting their professions, the students they serve, and higher education as a whole, AACRAO is seeking new members for the Public Policy Advisory Group.
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Survey Finds Slow Growth in Competency-Based Education
Jan 30, 2019
Competency-based education is growing slowly, but there is significant interest in this type of education.
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Colleges Focus on Wrong Numbers in Enrolling Low-Income Students, Study Finds
Jan 30, 2019
New paper questions the idea that colleges should be judged based primarily on the percentage of their students whose families are in the bottom quintile of national earners or who are eligible for the Pell Grant.
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New York Passes Dream Act
Jan 30, 2019
State lawmakers approve bill to offer undocumented students access to state financial aid and scholarships for higher education.
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Education Dept. to Rewrite Overhaul of Borrower Defense Rule
Jan 24, 2019
New proposal will likely drop the most restrictive provisions of an earlier attempt to replace the regulations.
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UNC Affirmative Action Case Heats Up
Jan 24, 2019
The other legal battle over race-conscious admissions policies takes center stage as advocacy group accuses Chapel Hill of giving "significant racial preferences" to underrepresented minority applicants.
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DACA Back on the Table in Plans to End Shutdown
Jan 24, 2019
Senate to vote on President Trump's proposal to spend $5.7 billion on border wall in exchange for temporary protections for certain young immigrants.
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New Data on Gainful Employment Appeals
Jan 24, 2019
The Trump administration, for the first time, reports that it has denied some of the hundreds of appeals submitted by for-profit colleges and other career colleges.