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MARCH 7, 2024

Colleges, Education Department at Odds Over Inclusive Access Changes Katherine Knott Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is sticking by its plan to prohibit colleges from automatically billing students for course materials despite strong opposition from publishers and university leaders. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Education Department Releases New Data on Transfer Sara Weissman Fri, 11/10/2023 - 03:00 AM The release of the data aims to motivate institutions to measure and improve their transfer outcomes. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash Liam Knox Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed. Byline(s) Liam Knox Katherine Knott

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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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APRIL 1, 2024

Education Department Heeds Calls to Delay Gainful Reporting Deadline Katherine Knott Mon, 04/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges had asked for a later date, citing the administrative workload stemming from the bungled launch of the new FAFSA. They’ll now have until Oct. 1 to submit a range of new information about their programs.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The agency is temporarily rolling back administrative requirements as colleges grapple with an abridged financial aid timeline.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

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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JANUARY 5, 2024

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.

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APRIL 12, 2024

We’re rounding up our top recent stories, from growing worries about 2U’s finances to falling FAFSA submissions from high school seniors.

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APRIL 5, 2024

The process will affect between 15% and 20% of previously submitted federal financial aid applications.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

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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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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APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Education Department will fix an error in the formula that determines how much financial aid a student can get, which would have cost students about $1.8 billion, the agency told NPR Tuesday.

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MARCH 14, 2024

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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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The groups say “every day counts” to help students go through the new process for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Ron DeSantis called accrediting agencies “unaccountable, unappointed, unelected” in a press conference Thursday.

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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 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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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The highly anticipated gainful employment regulation requires for-profit institutions to pass debt-to-earnings tests to access federal aid.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The agency recently started asking about the contentious practice of giving admissions preference to alumni’s relatives.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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. Cardona said the update, the latest in ED’s 2024–25 Better FAFSA ® implementation, will not impact implementation timelines.

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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.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

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.,

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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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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The allegation comes the same week the agency fined Grand Canyon University, the company’s largest client, $37.7

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JUNE 19, 2023

Education Department Eyes New Requirements for All Programs Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1256044871.jpg jpg Katherine Knott Tue, 06/20/2023 - 12:00 AM

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The agency will conduct negotiated rulemaking next year, which brings together representatives of different groups to discuss policy details.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

A trio of prominent senators called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to take steps like aggressively pursuing complaints against the practice.

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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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JULY 25, 2023

This will benefit about 7,400 students who agency officials said were misled by the institution’s parent company, the Center for Excellence in Higher Education.

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MAY 24, 2023

More Tough Questions for Education Department Featured Image at Top of Article Kvaal House Hearing.png Katherine Knott Thu, 05/25/2023 - 12:00 AM

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

The request is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle between the agency and the Center for Excellence in Higher Education.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Typically the student financial aid form goes live in October every year, but it’s in the process of being simplified.

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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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