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Ashford University Transferred to Nonprofit Entity
Jan 8, 2020
Parent company has been trying to convert the for-profit institution to a nonprofit for more than a year.
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New Website for Federal Student Aid
Jan 2, 2020
Education Dept. launches new centralized hub for information on federal student aid, pulling together student-facing pieces of other sites hosted by the agency.
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Education Dept. Announces $155 Million in Disaster Relief Aid
Jan 2, 2020
The new federal assistance will be used to aid a variety of education-related disaster recovery efforts for students and schools impacted by hurricanes, typhoons and other natural disasters in the last two years.
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Updated Joint Privacy Guidance on Sharing Student Health Records
Jan 2, 2020
Revised guidance offers new clarifications and examples of how FERPA and HIPAA apply to education and health records maintained about students.
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FUTURE Act Signed Into Law
Jan 2, 2020
Bipartisan legislation restores millions of dollars in federal funding to minority-serving institutions and streamlines key parts of the federal student aid system.
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President Trump Signs $1.4 Trillion Spending Package
Jan 2, 2020
The budget deal boosts spending on higher education and research programs, with Congress rejecting deep cuts proposed by the White House.
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Fall Enrollments Decline
Dec 18, 2019
In 2019, overall enrollments declined by 1.3 percent—or more than 231,000 students—to 17.9 million students.
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Virginia Governor Proposes Free College
Dec 18, 2019
Budget proposal includes plan to make community college tuition free for low- and middle-income students who pursue high-demand fields like health care, information technology, skilled trades, public safety, and education.
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Budget Deal Boosts Education, Research Funding
Dec 17, 2019
Legislation would boost Education Dept. funding by $1.3 billion and increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $150, from $6,195 to $6,345, among other things.
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Feds Discontinue Experiment on Competency-Based Education
Dec 17, 2019
Program allowed disbursement of federal financial aid to competency-based education programs and hybrid programs with some direct assessment.
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House Panel Questions DeVos on Debt Relief for Defrauded Students
Dec 17, 2019
Education committee examines the department's implementation of the borrower defense rule.
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President Trump Signs Executive Order on Campus Anti-Semitism
Dec 12, 2019
Critics are concerned that the directive conflicts with another order, issued by Trump in March, that pressures colleges to safeguard free speech.
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Education Dept. Plans to Roll Out New Pilot Program
Dec 12, 2019
Experimental site program would allow some colleges to limit access to federal student loans and use federal loans to fund private financing products or income-share agreements.
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Congress Approves Revised HBCU Funding, FAFSA Simplification Bill
Dec 11, 2019
Legislation restores $255 million in annual mandatory funding for HBCUs and MSIs and simplifies the process of applying for federal student aid.
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CBO Releases Score of College Affordability Act
Dec 11, 2019
House Democrats' sweeping proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act would cost an estimated $331.9 billion over the next decade in new mandatory spending.
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House Bill Aims to Block Trump Administration's Title IX Overhaul
Dec 11, 2019
Four Democratic lawmakers introduce legislation to block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from rolling back Title IX survivor protections.
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Education Dept. Announces New Methodology for Borrower Defense
Dec 11, 2019
Methodology relies on publicly available data to compare median earnings of graduates who have made borrower defense claims to the median earning of graduates from comparable programs.
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Federal Trade Commission and U. of Phoenix Reach Settlement
Dec 11, 2019
University of Phoenix will settle for $191 million to resolve charges that they used deceptive advertising toward potential students.
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Report Finds Completion Rates Slowing
Dec 11, 2019
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse show completion rates still rising across all sectors in higher education, but with a slowing pace.
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Senate Reaches Bipartisan Compromise on HBCU Funding, FAFSA Simplification
Dec 5, 2019
The proposal comes after months of failed negotiations over a legislative vehicle to extend $255 million in mandatory funding for HBCUs and other MSIs, which expired on September 30.