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ELT schools “won’t be affected” by VAT policy

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The association’s public affairs team helped send a letter to the office of Sir Keir Starmer asking for ELT schools not to be included with private schools in the introduction of VAT fees. English Language Schools, if not registered as independent schools with the Department of Education, would not be affected,” the reply read.

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3 Questions to Syracuse’s Chancellor Kent Syverud on Potential ED Changes to the Bundled Services Exemption

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation With all the conversation about the Department of Education (ED) review of the bundled services exemption , I thought it would be instructive to hear from a university leader on the subject. Q1: What role does online education play in Syracuse University’s institutional strategy?

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Study Shows that FAFSA Verification Doesn’t Lead to Lower Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oded Gurantz, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education. It raises a lot of anxiety and fear because it’s much less publicized.” I’m always kind of astounded that we have this incredibly higher threshold for students who are simply trying to get an education,” he said.

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DC higher ed associations opt out of debt relief legal fight

Inside Higher Ed

So far, no Washington-based higher education interest group has submitted a brief in support of the administration’s position. Terry Hartle, the senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education, said his association was not asked to submit a brief.

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Election Results Could Bring About Higher Ed Reforms

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A shift in control of either or both houses of Congress would mean changes for national education policy. Kenneth Wong, a professor of Education Policy and Political Science at Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs. This level of control can be very influential for higher education.

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Republicans take control of House, pledge oversight

Inside Higher Ed

However, higher education lobbyists and policy experts expect to see lawsuits challenging student loan forgiveness from the new GOP majority and stepped-up oversight of the U.S. Department of Education with a goal of setting up the Republican Party to win in 2024.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. According to Roberts, mass debt cancellation was under the purview of Congress, not the Secretary of Education.