Education Department unveils stricter college oversight rules
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The regulatory package broadens the circumstances in which financially shaky colleges must offer letters of credit, among other consumer protections.
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Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The regulatory package broadens the circumstances in which financially shaky colleges must offer letters of credit, among other consumer protections.
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Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 7, 2024
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The delay further truncates the timeline for institutions to make financial aid offers, and experts have worried that holdups may harm students.
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APRIL 8, 2024
After FAFSA Issues, Education Department Faces ‘Crisis of Credibility’ Katherine Knott Mon, 04/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system. Byline(s) Katherine Knott
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The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.
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In remarks at a conference for accreditors, Assistant Secretary Nasser Paydar also scolded some colleges for "chasing the rankings."
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The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.
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The agency also announced fixes to issues that prevented some students from completing the form, though it flagged several new glitches.
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The agency is temporarily rolling back administrative requirements as colleges grapple with an abridged financial aid timeline.
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MARCH 14, 2023
The agency said shoppers will evaluate whether institutions are misrepresenting themselves in areas like completion rates and job placements.
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The effort aims to smooth the so-far bumpy debut of the new form, which has been hampered by delays and glitches.
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MAY 1, 2023
The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated.
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Analysts said colleges like Arkansas State University that heavily depend on these vendors would face greater administrative burdens and expenses.
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OCTOBER 2, 2023
The public institution said noncompliant aspects of its web presence stemmed from “years of inattentiveness.”
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JANUARY 13, 2023
Turnover hampered a unit overseeing a ban on colleges lying about programs, costs and student outcomes, the Government Accountability Office said.
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DECEMBER 22, 2023
The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.
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DECEMBER 7, 2023
The agency’s regulatory agenda also reveals it will pursue rulemaking on the law requiring colleges to report foreign gifts worth $250,000 or more.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2022
A new report calls for gathering deeper information on other admissions factors, too, like institutions’ legacy preferences and early decision programs.
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Department of Education announced a multimillion-dollar grant program on Monday to help students apply for federal financial aid. It comes after the rollout of changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, caused delays throughout this year’s college admissions process. Instead of opening on the usual Oct.
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AUGUST 8, 2023
The agency argued the community college’s program unlawfully charged students who receive Pell Grants more than those who do not.
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MARCH 9, 2023
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Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 1, 2024
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Department of Education. The Better FAFSA makes it as simple and easy as possible for families to get help paying for college, and updating our tables will help even more students get the help they need” said Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal. More than 3.1 30, according to newly released data from the U.S.
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NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The department said by the end of the year it will produce for Congress a comprehensive summary of all the recent trials.
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Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. ED plans to work with colleges and vendors to put the update into effect in the coming days. 30, more than 4.7
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APRIL 5, 2024
A spokesperson said the agency was worried about how the collapse of an online program management company would impact college students.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The Education Department is investigating alleged discrimination involving shared ancestry at five more colleges and universities, according to its updated list of open inquiries.
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DECEMBER 6, 2022
The former college operator says the agency wanted to push its institutions to suddenly shutter so it could impose financial penalties.
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OCTOBER 28, 2022
The agency also finished work on a policy that will allow incarcerated students to receive federal Pell Grants.
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APRIL 24, 2024
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Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
Education Department began sending financial aid data to a limited number of colleges over the weekend and expects to send the crucial information to more institutions soon, the Associated Press reported Monday.
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AUGUST 19, 2023
The US Department of Education continues to forecast higher education enrollment gains for 2023 to 2031 despite mounting evidence that it will decrease significantly. Faith in higher education is waning-and for good reason. But we cannot expect these ameliorating factors to continue propping up higher ed enrollment.
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FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March. The moves come after the U.S.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The agency said the private Ohio college, which has hallmarks of an institution on the verge of closure, illegally took more financial aid than it was due.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
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MAY 17, 2023
The agency also introduced regulatory proposals to collect and publish new data from all colleges, like potential earnings.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 8, 2022
A nonprofit operator of several colleges that have since closed is accusing the U.S. Department of Education of waging a hostile campaign against for-profit colleges. The nonprofit sought to convert the colleges from for-profit institutions to nonprofit ones. ” Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?:
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.
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JANUARY 17, 2024
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Undergraduate borrowers would pay less of their discretionary income and unpaid interest wouldn't accumulate under proposed rule.
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MARCH 6, 2024
The state's higher education department said it couldn't confirm that Boston Baptist College and Northpoint Bible College will be able to stay open.
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