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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.
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Coronavirus Continues to Disrupt Higher Ed
Mar 5, 2020
Education Dept. issues guidance for interruptions of study related to coronavirus. Updated CDC guidance says institutions should consider canceling student foreign exchange programs.
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Justice Dept. Files Brief in Support of Group Challenging Harvard in Admissions Case
Feb 26, 2020
Trump administration asks appellate court to overturn a ruling last fall that found the university did not intentionally discriminate against prospective Asian American students.
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Trump Administration's 'Public Charge' Rule Takes Effect
Feb 26, 2020
New policy expands the government's ability to reject green cards and a path to citizenship for immigrants deemed likely to use public assistance programs.
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Enrollment Falls Short of Goal at Many Colleges
Feb 26, 2020
Nearly 60 percent of public and private institutions missed their enrollment goals, according to a new survey of 292 institutions.
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New Tools on StudentAid.gov
Feb 26, 2020
The site now includes an aid summary, which lets borrowers see information about their loans and grants and their progress toward paying off their debt, among other things.
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New Federal Initiative Expands Private-Sector Work-Study Opportunities
Feb 20, 2020
Education Dept. announces an experimental site aimed at allowing more students to gain experience with employers in their field of study as part of their Federal Work-Study program.
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Title IX Overhaul Complicates Negotiations to Update HEA
Feb 20, 2020
Trump administration's controversial new rules governing campus sexual assault and harassment will be a stumbling block toward reauthorizing the Higher Education Act.
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Ashford U. Approved for GI Bill Funds
Feb 20, 2020
Feds approve online institution's eligibility for continued access to GI Bill funds, the latest in a long-running saga over the school's access to veterans education benefits.
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Bloomberg Unveils Higher Ed Plan
Feb 20, 2020
$700 billion plan proposes free community college, doubling Pell Grants for low-income students, and limited debt cancellation.
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Clarifications on California Transcript Law
Feb 20, 2020
The measure, as written, has raised numerous questions from institutions in the state of California and in other states that serve California students.
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Income-Driven Repayment Plans Increasingly Popular
Feb 13, 2020
Nearly half of federal student loans are being repaid through income-driven repayment plans, new data show, with 80 percent of federal subsidies now going to graduate student borrowers.