Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz May 3, 2021 Dive Brief: The share of public higher education institutions affordable to students from low-income families shrunk between the 2014-15 and 2018-19 academic years, according to a new analysis. The National College Attainment Network found that only 23% of 490 public four-years were affordable […]
12WBOY Shyla Parsons April 30, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced the bipartisan Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act on Friday. The purpose of the act is to increase transparency for those who are looking to acquire student loans on a federal level. The legislation […]
Career Education Review Jenny May 3, 2021 Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) penned a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding the Department’s refusal to release a report showing taxpayers will be on the hook for […]
EDSCOOP Emily Bamforth April 29, 2021 Online higher education institutions continue to see enrollment gains during the coronavirus pandemic, rising another 2.2% in the spring 2021 semester, the National Student Clearinghouse said Thursday, with part-time students powering the increase. Full-time enrollment at online schools rose less than a percentage point this […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely April 29, 2021 Reactions in higher education to President Biden’s proposal for tuition-free community college, increased Pell Grants and tuition aid for students at minority-serving institutions have been largely positive, but the plan won’t be easy to get through Congress. President Biden is calling on […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman April 29, 2021 If campus leaders thought fall 2020 enrollment declines were bad, spring’s enrollment drops are even worse, especially for community colleges. Spring undergraduate enrollment fell 5.9 percent compared to this time last year, the largest drop since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the latest […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik April 28, 2021 President Biden wants $109 billion for two-year colleges, $80 billion addition for Pell Grants, $62 billion for retention and completion efforts, and $39 billion for two free years at minority-serving institutions for most students. President Biden on Wednesday proposed a plan to make good on his […]
The Hill Sarah Polus April 27, 2021 The Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s loosening COVID-19 travel restrictions on international students attempting to enter the U.S. for schooling, according to the State Department. Starting Aug. 1, students and certain academics who will “provide vital support for critical infrastructure” or who have F-1 […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson April 29, 2021 As President Joe Biden marks his first 100 days in office, the House Education and Labor Committee wasted no time in delving into his newly unveiled proposal, the American Families Plan, and how the size and scope of those policies would impact the economy. […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson April 27, 2021 While the federal government looks toward implementing a host of higher education policies as a means of recovering from the pandemic — ranging from debt forgiveness, to increased postsecondary funding and infrastructure needs — a watchdog report has found that 94% of eligible […]