DC Shuttle … Attorneys General Sue Education Department Over New Title IX Rules. Eighteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy… Read more »
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Supreme Court Maintains DACA
DC Shuttle … Supreme Court Maintains DACA Protections for Immigrants, Students. The U.S. Supreme Court decided, 5 to 4, that the Trump administration cannot end the Deferred Action for Childhood… Read more »
Oh What a Relief It Is
DC Shuttle … Stimulus Package Includes Some Relief for Higher Education. The $2 trillion financial stimulus package passed on Friday affords about $14 billion to colleges and universities as they… Read more »
New England Council, like NEBHE, Calls on Congress to Provide Relief for Higher Ed amid COVID-19 Woes
DC Shuttle … New England Council Calls on Senators to Provide COVID-19 Relief to Colleges. The New England Council sent a letter calling on Congress to provide relief to colleges… Read more »
Ed Dept Eases Some Online Regs in Response to COVID-19
DC Shuttle … U.S. Education Department Eases Regulations as Colleges Move to Online Learning. A new guidance document released by the Department of Education granted “broad approval” to schools as… Read more »
Senators Seek Action on Racial Disparities for Student Borrowers
DC Shuttle … Senators Write to Education Department Over Racial Disparities in Student Borrowing. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) wrote to the Department of… Read more »
Lawmakers, AGs Stand Up to DeVos on Religion and Title IX
DC Shuttle … Democratic Lawmakers and Attorneys General Demand Education Department Withdraw Religious Exemption Draft Rules. Sixteen Democratic senators wrote a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her… Read more »
Trump Budget Would Cut Billions More From Ed
DC Shuttle … Budget Proposal Includes Cuts to Education Department. The Trump administration released its budget proposal for 2021, a $4.8 trillion request that significantly cuts non-defense spending, especially for… Read more »
Another Week and More Zings for DeVos
DC Shuttle … U.S. Education Secretary Threatened with Subpoena by House Oversight Committee. House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) threatened to subpoena U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, citing her activities… Read more »
House Boosts Holocaust Education Amid Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes
DC Shuttle … House Passes Holocaust Education Bill. The U.S. House voted 393 to 5 to pass the Never Again Education Act, a bipartisan bill granting $10 million over five… Read more »