In a somewhat unanticipated development, the House Appropriations Committee has announced procedures for Community Project Spending (CPS), better known as earmarks, for the upcoming 2026 fiscal year. Committee chair Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) has informed…
Total state support for higher education increased by 4.3% for fiscal year 2025, based on data recently released by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) in its annual Grapevine report. However, after adjusting…
House lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Tax-Free Pell Grant Act last week, with the Senate expected to introduce a bipartisan companion bill soon. The House measure was introduced on April 4 by Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Mike…
ED looks to revamp several Title IV program regs SUNY to expand ASAP to other community colleges Construction training to help rebuild western North Carolina ED looks to revamp several Title IV program regs The…
Senate Republican leaders have unveiled a new fiscal year 2025 budget resolution that they will soon consider on the floor. The resolution will only garner Republican support, and if it is passed, the House must…
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) today reopened the online income-driven repayment (IDR) plan and loan consolidation applications for borrowers. The application was paused for several weeks to comply…
U.S. Education Acting Under Secretary James Bergeron on Friday sent a letter to education stakeholders addressing concerns over the massive layoffs — officially called “Reductions in Force” (RIFs) — that occurred at the Education Department…
President Donald Trump on Friday night signed a year-long continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2025, ensuring funding for federal agencies through September 30. The bill made it through the Senate with several key…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) next week will hold an off-the-record virtual conversation for its AACC-member CEOs to gauge their top-of-mind issues. With all that is happening in Washington, the peer-to-peer discussion on…
ED to cut workforce by nearly half House passes CR for rest of FY 2025 Opportunity to participate in student success research ED to cut workforce by nearly half The U.S. Education Department (ED) announced…