The Trump administration has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on accreditation that will be published in the Federal Register on August 20. The regulations, which will likely go into effect next July 1,…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday sent a “National Call to Action” to all college and university presidents to respond to what she termed was a “drift from the principles that built up so much…
Colleges are on the hook for federal aid distributed to fraudulent applicants, according to the Education Department (ED). In a July 17 document that answers questions related to its new real-time FAFSA fraud detection initiative,…
The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) new FAFSA identity verification screening system, first implemented in April, has so far rejected more than 53,000 fraudulent applications, preventing more than $212 million in financial aid from being disbursed…
Most campuses are aware of the pending proposal by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to radically overhaul the federal government’s procedures for awarding grant funds. This initiative changes the current “Uniform Guidance” procedures…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Monday released final regulations that establish a new accountability regime based on program completers’ earnings. The regulations, based on provisions in last year’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, take…
Sen. Chair John Boozman (R-Arkansas), chair of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, this week released a proposal to reauthorize the Farm Bill, which governs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. While the most…
The House Appropriations Committee approved the all-important Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill on Tuesday on a party-line vote. The bill is now set to be considered by…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) last week published a 444-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing the “uniform guidance” that covers grant administration across the federal government. These blanket policies will potentially affect all…
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday released the all-important Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bill. The bill, which the Labor-HHS-ED subcommittee will mark up on June…