House passes hazing legislation
On September 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA, H.R. 5646) by voice vote under suspension of the rules. The bill had previously been approved by the Committee on…
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Washington Watch: ED relents on financial value reporting deadline
The U.S. Education Department on late Friday announced that it will extend to January 15 the deadline for institutions to provide a battery of information on their Title IV students under “financial value transparency” (FVT)…
Washington Watch: Surveying SAVE
Adding to a stream of judicial decisions that directly affect community colleges and their students, U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to lift an injunction against implementing the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education…
Washington Watch: AACC addresses proposed attendance-taking regs
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has filed comments to the U.S. Education Department (ED) on behalf of the community college sector pertaining to a July 24 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on distance…
Washington Watch: Senate funding bill includes some increases for higher ed
Senate appropriators on Thursday passed a bill for fiscal year 2025 (FY) that would increase funding for the U.S. Education Department (ED) by slightly more than 1% — a sharp contrast to the 14% cut…
Washington Watch: New Title IX rules are all over the map
As of today, new final regulations on Title IX promulgated by the Biden administration take effect — but only in some places. This confusing situation has been created by a series of lawsuits that collectively…
Washington Watch: AACC comments on pending ED rules
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on Monday provided formal oral input to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on regulations pending at the U.S. Education Department (ED), focusing on issues that had…
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Foxx tells federal agencies to review, curb recent regs Holding steady on tuition Foxx tells federal agencies to review, curb recent regs The chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee wants the Biden…
Advocacy quick hits: House panel passes funding bill
The House subcommittee that oversees funding for education and job training programs on Thursday passed its fiscal year 2025 appropriations bill by voice vote. Next up is a scheduled vote by the full Appropriations Committee…
Washington Watch: House Republicans seek big cuts in spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a partisan fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) appropriations bill that, as expected, would make deep cuts to many education and job…