DC Shuttle … States Move Legislation on Student Loan Servicers. States have continued to move legislation regarding student loan servicing, despite the fact that the Trump administration says it should… Read more »
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Apprenticeship Boosted in House
DC Shuttle … House Committee Passes Apprenticeship Bill. The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously approved the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act (H.R. 5509), introduced by Majority… Read more »
New England Colleges Named in U.S. Antitrust Investigation
DC Shuttle … Universities Targeted by Department of Justice in Antitrust Probe on Early-Decision Policies. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into antitrust violations related to early-decision… Read more »
For Higher Ed, Good Things Come in Big Packages
DC Shuttle … Omnibus Spending Package Boosts Ed Funding Where Trump Wanted Cuts. President Trump signed into law spending legislation that provides a significant funding increase for the U.S. Department… Read more »
Marching for Safety
DC Shuttle … Students March to Address School Shootings. Thousands of students and teachers joined a National School Walkout on March 14 in Washington, D.C. and across the nation, to… Read more »
Seeking Loan Forgiveness for Borrowers with Disabilities
DC Shuttle … Senators Ask for Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Borrowers. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Coons (D-DL) led a group of senators including Sen. Susan… Read more »
Flattening the U.S. Department of Education
DC Shuttle … Administration Planning Education Department Reorganization. The Trump administration is proposing a major overhaul of the U.S. Education Department’s organizational structure, according to reports. The plan would eliminate… Read more »
Funded Government Back Till March 23; No Fix for DACA Yet
DC Shuttle … Bipartisan Budget Act Adds Ed Funding. Following a short government shutdown overnight, both chambers voted to approve spending for the federal government. The bipartisan budget bill funds… Read more »
Trump Says “The Word ‘Vocational’ Is A Much Better Word Than in Many Cases A Community College”
DC Shuttle … Trump Talks About Community Colleges and Vocational Training. The Washington Postreports that President Trump had only one sentence relating to education in his State of the Union,… Read more »
HEA, Perkins Reauthorizations Moving Ahead; Recent DeVos Guidance on Sexual Assault Under Fire
DC Shuttle … HEA Hearings in Senate. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The hearing focused… Read more »