The U.S. Education Department’s periodic data dump through the National Postsecondary Student Assistance Survey, better known as NPSAS, contains essential information about the reach and impact of the federal student financial aid programs. Advocacy for…
Congress this week began its annual August recess, leaving representatives and senators in their home districts and states until after Labor Day. As it is every year, the August recess is an excellent opportunity for…
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2024 spending bill for education, workforce development and other programs that sets the stage for difficult negotiations later this year to reconcile differences between its…
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Education (ED) convened a broad group of educators, policymakers and other stakeholders to surface new approaches to sustaining…
The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS-ED) on Friday approved a funding bill that would make deep cuts and program eliminations to many key education and job training programs. However,…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is offering the opportunity for community college leaders to become more involved with national community college advocacy and engage on critical issues by attending Advocates in Action this…
The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for each borrower. The plan was a centerpiece of the Biden administration’s higher education agenda…
Accreditation continues to play an essential and complex role in campus life. Not only is it a marker of academic quality, it also maps higher education’s rules of the road, outlining an institution’s basic educational…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) filed extensive comments in response to a broad array of significant regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). For community colleges, the most important facet of…
Last month, President Joe Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling. Along with significant constraints on domestic spending, the bill requires the secretary of education to…