The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) received a seven month planning grant from The Teagle Foundation to formulate plans for a new transfer initiative between community colleges and… Read more »
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Washington Report: Cuts Proposed to U.S. Ed Dept Budget, College Transparency Act Reintroduced
DC Shuttle … Administration Releases 2020 Budget Proposal The Trump administration proposed a budget which would cut billions of dollars from the Education Department’s budget. The request would cut discretionary… Read more »
Murray’s HEA Would Dangle Federal Incentives to Boost State Spending
DC Shuttle … Murray Speaks About Higher Education Act Reauthorization. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke at the… Read more »
The Votes Are In … Now, the Hard Work
Editor’s Note: New England and the nation have long suffered from an underrepresentation of women and people of color in higher elected offices. In the 2018 midterms, that began to… Read more »
On the Road Again … Talkin’ Policy with Our Friends
NEBHE’s Policy & Research Team has been on the road this fall sharing current work and gathering valuable insights on these projects from our New England higher education colleagues. Here… Read more »
Party Lines for Ed Policy
DC Shuttle … Senate HELP Approves Ed Nominee on Party Line Vote. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved Robert L. King to be the U.S. assistant… Read more »
Busteed on to Kaplan, New Sheriff in Town at Quincy
Comings and Goings … Brandon Busteed, head of education and workforce development at Gallup for the past seven years, joined Kaplan Inc. in the new role of President, University Partners,… Read more »
Judge Strikes Down Trump Admin Delay of Gainful Employment Rules
DC Shuttle … Gainful Employment On Hold? U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss issued a ruling striking down the Trump administration’s delay of implementation of gainful employment rules. He ruled that… Read more »
Loans Mean Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
DC Shuttle … Loan Forgiveness Data. The U.S. Department of Education released new data on public student loan forgiveness. The report shows that of the more than 28,000 borrowers who… Read more »
Ombudsman Leaves Bureau He Says Protected Financial Companies, not Students
DC Shuttle … Student Loan Ombudsman Resigns Over Policy Differences. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Student Loan Ombudsman Seth Frotman resigned, citing political differences at the agency under Acting Director… Read more »