Policy & Legal
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Ed Department directs colleges to get eligible students on SNAP before expansion expires
Simplified rules for gaining food benefits will rescind shortly after the declared end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 30, 2023 -
Higher ed groups, conservative lawmakers condemn potential religious freedom rollback
The Trump-era rule is redundant and puts excessive legislative burden on the Education Department, according to the agency and supporters of the repeal.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 29, 2023 -
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The federal financial aid system’s future, core admissions practices and the higher ed sector’s financial outlook will be shaped by developments that are likely to unfold this year.
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Contingent faculty jobs are still the standard, AAUP report finds
Over two-thirds of faculty positions in fall 2021 did not offer a path to tenure.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 28, 2023 -
Opinion
Government must act fast to protect students and colleges from Silicon Valley’s economic threat
Colleges’ increasing dependence on private-sector ed tech firms leaves them open to risk, says the head of the Student Borrower Protection Center.
By Mike Pierce • March 27, 2023 -
Tennessee legislature passes bill banning TikTok from college campuses
The legislation now heads to the governor, who is expected to sign it into law.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 24, 2023 -
Retrieved from House Committee on Education & the Workforce on March 23, 2023
House lawmakers debate Biden’s student loan system agenda
Republicans tore into the president’s mass debt forgiveness plan and revised income-driven repayment model during a subcommittee hearing.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 23, 2023 -
Proposed bill would quash Vermont university’s plan to cut library collection
Vermont State University walked back some aspects of a plan to downsize its libraries after strong backlash.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 23, 2023 -
New FAFSA will debut in December, Education Department says
Typically the student financial aid form goes live in October every year, but it’s in the process of being simplified.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 22, 2023 -
Higher ed organizations press for firm FAFSA release date
Groups like NASFAA want the Education Department to commit to a date it will issue the 2024-25 FAFSA.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 21, 2023 -
Opinion
How prisons keep student debt relief from those who are incarcerated
Overcome information deficits so those in prison can access student debt relief, the manager of JSTOR's Access to Prison Education initiative writes.
By Stacy Burnett • March 20, 2023 -
Just over 1 in 10 faculty say their college has set classroom ChatGPT guidance, survey finds
Private institution faculty reported being more satisfied with how their college handled chatbot policies than other instructors.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 15, 2023 -
Chamber of Commerce lands grant to bolster work-based learning, skill credentialing
The program, slated to start this fall, is designed to prepare learners and workers for career advancement, as well as address the worker shortage.
By Carolyn Crist • March 14, 2023 -
Retrieved from Kara Arundel/K-12 Dive on January 24, 2023
Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to monitor colleges
The agency said shoppers will evaluate whether institutions are misrepresenting themselves in areas like completion rates and job placements.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2023 -
A tale of 3 graduate student unions
A strike at Temple University wound down, while movements elsewhere appear to just be starting.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 14, 2023 -
Income-driven repayment regulatory proposal would cost at least $230B, Congressional Budget Office says
The nonpartisan CBO estimates the plan would drive up the cost of new and outstanding loans over the next decade.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023 -
5 state plans to restrict faculty tenure you’ll want to watch
For years, mostly Republican lawmakers have tried to limit or end tenure. But that campaign has picked up steam amid new scrutiny on colleges.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 13, 2023 -
Texas bill would overhaul community college funding
The proposed legislation would tie a majority of the state's junior college funding to performance and student outcomes.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 10, 2023 -
Biden’s proposed $90B Education Department budget features tuition-free community college
The president’s fiscal 2024 blueprint, which would also boost the maximum Pell Grant, has virtually no chance of surviving Congress as drafted.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 9, 2023 -
House committee advances bills on parents’ rights, women’s sports
In a marathon session, lawmakers debated parents’ roles in educational decision-making and transgender students’ participation in school athletics.
By Kara Arundel • March 9, 2023 -
Loan servicers charged late fees, interest after on-time payments, federal agency finds
Some providers reversed credit card payments without warning student loan borrowers, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 9, 2023 -
More than half of jobs don’t need 4-year degree requirements, report says
More employers — public and private — are pushing for skills-first hiring, but doing so requires an investment some employers may still be wary of making.
By Kathryn Moody • March 9, 2023 -
Ivy League sued over ban on athletic scholarships
Current and former Brown University basketball players allege the institutions have violated antitrust laws.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • March 8, 2023 -
Legislators urge Education Department to expand race, legacy data in admissions
Eighteen congressional Democrats are making the call to the agency before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on race-conscious admissions.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 8, 2023 -
SoFi sues Biden administration over student loan moratorium
The loan provider alleges the most recent extension of the repayment freeze was illegal.
By Laura Spitalniak • March 7, 2023 -
Texas universities eschew DEI initiatives at governor’s direction
The domino effect of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s DEI ban is in full tilt.
By Caroline Colvin • March 7, 2023