In addition to dealing with the botched FAFSA rollout and preparing for other major regulations, community colleges are scrambling to absorb the new requirements imposed upon them by the final Title IX rules. And they…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday released its long-anticipated final “overtime” rule. The rule uses a tiered approach to increase to $58,656 by January 1, 2025, the salary level at which employees can…
The U.S. Education Department on Friday released final regulations that detail how an institution must respond to sex discrimination to comply with Title IX. The regulations mark a significant shift from the current regulations established…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) continues to propose a bevy of new regulations for postsecondary institutions. One set, concerning “Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility,” largely takes effect on July 1. The American Association of Community Colleges…
Negotiators convene today for the first of three sessions held by the U.S. Education Department (ED) to develop new regulations on institutional quality and program integrity. Topics under consideration include accreditation, distance education, state authorization…
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced a new bill they say makes critical improvements to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Chair Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) and Ranking Member Robert C….
The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week announced it will convene negotiated rulemaking tables on Title IV program integrity and institutional quality issues in early 2024. The rulemaking sessions, taking place on January 8-11, February…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has proposed new rules to ensure program integrity for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) state grants. The rules, proposed…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday released a new set of final regulations that make a number of important changes to procedures and standards that institutions must meet in order to qualify for federal…
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is receiving reports from community colleges across the country that the U.S. Education Department (ED) has notified them of former students who previously took out federal loans and…