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Conservative Revolt Could Fuel Push for DACA Deal
May 24, 2018
House conservatives reject GOP farm bill over intra-party feud over immigration. Defeat lends some unexpected support for an upstart effort to force a vote on legislation to protect Dreamers.
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House Republicans Huddle on HEA Reauthorization
May 24, 2018
Following Wednesday's meeting, ̽»¨Â¥ sent a letter to all 435 members of the House of Representatives expressing our deep concern with the PROSPER Act in its current form.
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DeVos Talks Higher Ed at House Hearing
May 24, 2018
House Democrats grill Education Secretary DeVos on a range of issues, including civil rights, for-profit college oversight, regulatory rollbacks, and other higher education issues.
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Survey Finds Support for Local Colleges
May 24, 2018
Survey paints a more complex picture than others like last year's surveys by the Pew Research Center and Gallup that showed deep skepticism about higher education among Republican respondents.
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College Enrollment Continues to Decline
May 24, 2018
The decrease follows six straight years of declining enrollment in the United States.
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DACA Debate Continues
May 24, 2018
While DACA continues to be debated by the courts and in Congress, states are grappling with what to do with those recipients who want to go to college.
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Community College Graduation Rates Increase Significantly After Tennessee Promise
May 16, 2018
The number of students who earned a degree or technical certificate through five semesters increased 60 percent from 1,790 in the 2014 cohort to 2,857 in the 2015 Tennessee Promise cohort.
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New Research on Community College Students' Transfer Plans
May 16, 2018
Data show that community college transfer students are becoming "stealth applicants," doing research on where to apply without contacting the four-year schools they are considering.
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Appeals Court Considers DACA
May 16, 2018
As three-judge panel considered whether to lift temporary injunction blocking decision to end DACA, disparaging remarks that President Donald Trump made about Latinos and Mexicans surfaced.
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Trump Administration Tightens Rules for Student Visas
May 15, 2018
New policy guidance will heighten enforcement of visa overstays for foreign students and exchange visitors.
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NJ Governor Signs Bill to Extend Financial Aid to Dreamers
May 15, 2018
Law allows qualified undocumented student to apply for state financial aid beginning this fall.
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Education Dept. Shrinks For-Profit Fraud Investigative Unit
May 15, 2018
The unwinding of the team has effectively quashed investigations into widespread abuses at for-profit colleges where top hires of the Trump administration previously worked.
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̽»¨Â¥ Releases GDPR Guide
May 15, 2018
'Due diligence' is the first step on the road to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.
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House Republicans Try to Force DACA Vote
May 10, 2018
A handful of centrist lawmakers hope to pressure President Trump and GOP leaders into reaching an immigration deal.
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DHS Ends Protected Status for Honduras
May 10, 2018
The move is the latest in a string of Trump administration decisions targeting immigrants from developing nations.
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Trump Administration Asks Judge to Toss Legal Challenge of Education Department's Rollback of Guidance on Campus Sexual Violence
May 10, 2018
Lawsuit argues that new guidelines from the administration discriminate against students who report sexual assault.
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Rescissions Rollout Spares Student Aid Funding
May 10, 2018
White House releases $15 billion package of requested spending cutbacks. Proposed cuts leave student aid and campus-based research program funding untouched.
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Consumer Watchdog Signals Lower Profile for Student Protection Unit
May 10, 2018
Student and consumer advocates fear that a recent CFPB reorganization signals a lower priority for the agency's student arm and will limit its ability to stand up for loan borrowers.
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Upcoming Actions on the Regulatory Front
May 9, 2018
Education Department's forthcoming spring regulatory agenda includes a slew of new rulemaking.
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Maryland Governor to Sign Free Community College Tuition Bill
May 9, 2018
Legislation provides scholarships of up to $5,000 to students whose families earn less than $125,000 annually and adults earning less than $90,000.