Congress on Wednesday put forth a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding deadlines and avert a partial government shutdown this weekend.Under the new deal, funding for the departments of Agriculture, Transportation, Housing and…
Editor’s note: On Wednesday night, The American Association of Community Colleges received word that the House has pulled back from floor consideration the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, which was scheduled for a vote on Thursday….
As the full House prepares to act on the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (BWPA, H.R. 6585), the bill’s offset or “pay for” continues to threaten its prospects of passage. The American Association of Community Colleges…
The passage last week by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce of the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951) means that three important pieces of legislation affecting community colleges and their students…
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday approved on a party-line vote the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951), a Republican-backed Higher Education Act reauthorization bill.The measure now may be considered…
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Tuesday issued an electronic announcement (EA) clarifying the anticipated timeline for processing of Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs), the information colleges use to package financial aid offers.As the department…
A key pillar of the Biden administration’s new income-driven repayment (IDR) plan that provides student loan forgiveness for borrowers meeting certain conditions will now go into effect sooner than anticipated. Beginning in February, qualifying borrowers…
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on Thursday released the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA, H.R. 6951), which contains far-reaching proposals for what is designed to…
Negotiators convene today for the first of three sessions held by the U.S. Education Department (ED) to develop new regulations on institutional quality and program integrity. Topics under consideration include accreditation, distance education, state authorization…
Before Community College Daily went on holiday break, the U.S. Education Department (ED) on December 15 released additional details on the rollout of the new 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The announcement…