The U.S. Education Department (ED) has released details on how it will implement changes to the federal student aid application made in the recently passed reconciliation legislation. ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid said on…
Community colleges could be exempt from most of the new transparency and reporting requirements of college admissions data, as directed by a presidential memorandum issued last week. According to an Education Department (ED) document to…
While congressional Republicans will press down on spending for domestic programs, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee has indicated that his panel will not make dramatic cuts to align with the president’s budget request….
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 4 p.m. on July 18. The Trump administration will release at least some of the $7 billion in federal education grants that were not awarded as scheduled on…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Friday announced a new effort to weed out fraudulent student aid applications. This is an issue that primarily only affects community colleges because of their low tuitions and open…
Several community colleges late last week received notices from the U.S. Education Department (ED) canceling their TRIO Upward Bound continuation grants. While the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is still working with its membership…
The House last week wrapped up a series of marathon markups in three key committees – Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture. Together, the bills advanced by these three committees represent the bulk…
House Republicans this weekend released a continuing resolution (CR) to extend fiscal year 2024 (FY 24) funding levels through September and avoid a partial government shutdown. In December, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved 12 bipartisan…
Lawmakers in the House and Senate face a looming March 14 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. Congress in December passed a short-term funding bill – called a continuing resolution (CR) – to fund…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is extending the deadline for Gainful Employment/Financial Value Transparency (GE/FVT) reporting to September 30. Colleges also have until September 30 to review and submit corrections to Completers’ Lists, according to…