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Department of Education Announces Steps to Make Better FAFSA® More Readily Accessible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Cardona On a teleconference with the media, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Our top priority is to ensure that students can access the maximum financial aid possible to help them pursue their higher education goals.”

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Teaching in a Jetsons’ World: Or, What Would the Department of Education Do with Elroy’s Robotic Teacher?

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It’s safe to say, that in the future there is either no Department of Education or a Department that has made its peace with the role of technology-assisted instruction, or at least the role of artificial intelligence. In this depiction, there is not a human teacher in sight, just robotic Miss Brainmocker.

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Major Changes to Distance Ed: Department of Education Rulemaking Final Session Update

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Major changes loom on the horizon for postsecondary distance education programs in the United States, but we are now in a temporary limbo of uncertainty. The Department of Education’s Program Integrity and Institutional Quality negotiated rulemaking sessions ended on March 7. They want to see change.

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Major Changes to Distance Ed: Department of Education Rulemaking Week 2 Update

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We encourage you to stay alert as the changes proposed could have a major impact on distance education and all of higher education. State Authorization – Distance Education Reciprocity; In-State Exemptions Department of Education’s “State Authorization” Issue Paper Week 2 Distance Education Reciprocity 34 CFR 600.2

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New Jersey Institute of Technology Outreach Efforts Earn It Hispanic-Serving Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned the federal distinction of being a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). NJIT’s efforts grew Hispanic undergrad population from 20% to 25% in the fall of 2022, which enabled the university to reach the eligibility threshold for the HSI status that the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S.

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Major Changes to Distance Ed Proposed: Department of Education Back to Rulemaking Table

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Significant changes to postsecondary distance education operations emerged from the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Winter 2024 negotiated rulemaking discussion. Negotiated rulemaking is a multi-step process that the Department may use to develop regulations to implement federal law. Here we go again!

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Education Department Launches STEM Education Initiative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) has launched an initiative to bolster science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education nationally. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten. bringing together various groups to discuss STEM education. 7 in Washington, D.C.,