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Washington Watch: ED releases final Workforce Pell regs

Culminating a months-long regulatory process, the U.S. Education Department on Monday published final regulations for the Workforce Pell Grant program, which will guide stakeholders as they implement the new eligibility that begins July 1.  The…


Washington Watch: ED releases new draft of accreditation regs

The Education Department this week released new draft regulations in advance of next week’s second and final week-long accreditation negotiated-rulemaking sessions.  Most of the regulations are unchanged, such as new requirements related to the monitoring…




Support for TRIO, on both sides of the aisle

Senate appropriators from both parties on Tuesday pushed back on the Education Department’s (ED) proposal to nix funding for the popular federal TRIO programs and to change their priorities. During a Senate subcommittee appropriations hearing…



Washington Watch: CCAMPIS grant competition announced

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “on behalf of the Department of Education (ED),” on Monday released a Notice Inviting Grant Applications for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)…



ED’s plan to weed out fake student aid applications

The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week detailed its timeline and implementation of real-time identity screening procedures for applicants completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The changes aim to address the rise…