FSA enlists The College Board for the 2025-26 FAFSA
Posted on Inside Higher ED, Liam Knox writes that last month the department appointed Jeremy Singer, the longtime president of the College Board, to be its first-ever FAFSA executive adviser. He’ll take temporary leave from the nonprofit to lead the form’s rollout for the Office of Federal Student Aid, a move made possible by the […]
On March 11th, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
On March 11th, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Following historic progress made since the President took office—with nearly 15 million jobs created and inflation down two-thirds—the Budget protects and builds on this progress by lowering costs for working families, protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, investing in […]
U.S. Department of Education Imposes $14 Million Fine Against Liberty University for Clery Act Violations
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced on March 5th, 2024 its office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is imposing a $14 million fine as a result of a settlement agreement with Liberty University (Liberty) for material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), including with respect […]
Florida Law Threatens to Defund, Disband Higher Ed Unions
Ryan Quinn from Inside Higher Ed reports. Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation last year threatening to decertify unions if fewer than 60 percent of bargaining unit members paid dues. Faculty unions are threatened but not yet erased. In May 2023, two weeks before Florida governor Ron DeSantis officially announced his run for the Republican presidential […]
Biden Touts Latest Debt Relief Plan
Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed reports. With events in three states, Biden and other officials detailed the latest plans to provide debt relief—doubling down on loan forgiveness as a key campaign issue. Before President Biden stepped up to the podium at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin, his message was clearly forecasted on a […]
ED Delays Reporting Deadline for Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency Regulations
In an electronic announcement published Friday March 29th, 2024, The Department of Education specified that the reporting period will be available for institutions to begin submitting their data through the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) on July 1, 2024 and that schools will have until October 1, 2024 to provide all their required data. “This adjusted […]
“From a Hardship to a Crisis” – NASFAA Testifies on Current Status of the FAFSA Rollout
NASFAA President and CEO Justin Draeger and three other higher education experts, testified at congress on April 10th, 2024. NASFAA staff writer Maria Carrasco wrote an article on the testimony. In her report, she provided details on the testimony to a House education subcommittee on Wednesday over the flawed rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA, and detailed how […]
