DC Shuttle … Harkin proposes reauthorization of Higher Education Act. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced a draft bill to reauthorize the Higher Education… Read more »
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Post-Election Capital Lurches Back to Ed Work
DC Shuttle … DOE issues No Child Left Behind waiver renewal guidance. The Education Department released new guidance on waiver renewal for the No Child Left Behind Act. Under these… Read more »
Capital Back to Student Loan Work
DC Shuttle … Student loan debt at forefront of education discussion. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) asked that the Senate take up a vote on the Bank on Students Emergency Loan… Read more »
Warren Pushes “Fair Shot” for Borrowers
DC Shuttle … GAO report and Senate committee hearing on student loan debt. The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing titled “Indebted for Life: Older Americans and Student… Read more »
Ringing Recess Bills?
DC Shuttle … Campus sexual assault bill unveiled in Senate. A bipartisan group of senators unveiled the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, a proposal that would hold colleges and universities… Read more »
Conducting Experiments
DC Shuttle … Department of Education expands experimental sites initiative. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will be testing the idea of awarding student financial aid for more… Read more »
Higher Ed Act and E-Rate Overhauls Move Slowly; For-Profit Sells; Survey Shows Campus Sex Assaults Underreported
DC Shuttle … HEA bills advance in House panel. The House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced a package of legislation aimed at reauthorizing provisions of the Higher Education Act… Read more »
Parties Tout their Principles on Higher Ed Reauthorization
DC Shuttle … Senate Democrats introduce draft HEA reauthorization language. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) put forth a draft bill, previewing the Higher Education… Read more »
Reverse Transfer, E-Rates and a Simpler FAFSA
DC Shuttle … Senate bill would promote reverse transfer of credits. Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced legislation to support associate degrees for students who transfer between… Read more »
By Exec Order, Obama Links Student Loan Repayment to Income
DC Shuttle … Obama gives executive order on student loan repayment. The Obama Administration announced that it would take executive action to allow borrowers of older student loans to cap… Read more »