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Senator to Introduce Bill to Prevent Tying Federal Funds to Reopening
Jul 23, 2020
Legislation seeks to ensure that federal education funding cannot be withheld from K-12 school districts or institutions of higher education that do not resume in-person classes in the fall.
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Alexander Proposes Loan Relief and FAFSA Simplification
Jul 23, 2020
Proposal would excuse borrowers with no income from making student loan payments and simplify the forms used to apply for federal student aid.
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̽»¨Â¥, Other Higher Ed Groups, Urge Congress to Carefully Consider Implementation Issues in COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Bill
Jul 23, 2020
Higher ed groups encourage lawmakers to ensure that any new initiatives in the next coronavirus relief package are implemented effectively by the Education Department.
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Additional Guidance Needed on the Status of International Students
Jul 23, 2020
̽»¨Â¥ joins a broad coalition of associations for clarification on the withdrawn Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive and the status of international students.
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Republican Senate Mulls Proposal for Liability Protection
Jul 23, 2020
Draft plan would make it significantly more difficult to file coronavirus-related lawsuits against colleges, K-12 schools, charities, and businesses.
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Trump Seeks to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from 2020 Census Results
Jul 23, 2020
Legal and census experts say the plan is neither legal nor practicable.
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Federal Judge Orders Full Restoration of DACA
Jul 23, 2020
The ruling comes amid reports that the Trump administration has been rejecting new applications or otherwise failing to act on them, sidestepping last month's Supreme Court decision reinstating the Obama-era program.
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Colleges Prepare for Nontraditional Fall
Jul 23, 2020
As the pandemic continues, many admissions officers are concerned about the class that is supposed to enroll in the fall, as well as the plans for high school enrollment around the country.
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Access to Selective Public Colleges Decreases for Black Students, Report Finds
Jul 23, 2020
Report stresses that colleges and universities will have to make major changes to meet growing calls for more inclusive campuses.
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Campuses Reverse Fall Reopening Plans
Jul 23, 2020
Several institutions, which planned to have some students on campus and some in-person classes, announce online fall semesters as COVID-19 cases increase around the country.
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Biden Releases Higher Ed Recommendations
Jul 16, 2020
Proposals lay out the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's higher education policy agenda, echoing previous plans and recommendations.
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Trump Flip-Flops on DACA
Jul 16, 2020
President Trump says he intends to sign an executive order on immigration within the next month that will include a "road to citizenship" for DACA recipients, a reversal from previous statements. White House then walks back the comment.
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Another Regional Accreditor to Expand Reach
Jul 16, 2020
Middle States Commission on Higher Education to expand the acceptance of applications from colleges and universities both domestically and internationally.
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States Challenge Education Dept.'s Borrower Defense Rule
Jul 16, 2020
New lawsuit comes two weeks after the House failed to override President Trump's veto of a measure passed by Congress that would have blocked the rule from taking effect July 1.
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House Appropriators Approve FY 2021 Education Spending Bill
Jul 16, 2020
Legislation would increase funding for student aid programs, amend the so-called 90-10 rule, and block the Education Department from implementing its new Title IX rules.
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More Universities to be Mostly Online this Fall
Jul 9, 2020
Rutgers, Harvard, Princeton, Georgetown, USC among institutions announcing plans for a largely online fall semester.
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Georgia Will Now Require Masks at Colleges this Fall
Jul 9, 2020
For weeks, the state's university system resisted calls for a mask mandate because it was following the lead of Governor Brian Kemp, who has not required masks for the general public.
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California Universities Report Data on Legacy Admits
Jul 9, 2020
A new law in California requires that all four-year colleges report any preferential treatment in admissions to applicants based on their relationships to alumni or donors of the institution.
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Education Dept. Blames Accreditor for Fall of Dream Center
Jul 9, 2020
However, while the accreditor had on several occasions informed the company about the loss of accreditation, the agency continued to disburse federal aid to those campuses.
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̽»¨Â¥, Higher Ed Groups Comment on Rule Limiting Emergency Grants
Jul 8, 2020
Associations submit comments on rule prohibiting undocumented immigrants and millions of other students who are not eligible for Title IV aid from receiving CARES Act grants.