ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) shared new data showing that over 1800 institutions of higher education (IHEs) have nonpayment rates (defined as 90 days delinquent) at or exceeding 25 percent and issued guidance to IHEs on improving their institutional default management and prevention plans.

ED’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it has reached 31 resolution agreements with IHEs to end their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project.

An ED spokesperson announced that the agency would not implement current aspects of how the agency defines “underrepresented” in the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program after plaintiffs dropped a lawsuit on the matter. The spokesperson also stated that ED would change corresponding regulations.

EVENTS

Penn Hill Group plans on providing clients with a summary of the following events next week:

February 24: House Small Business Full Committee Hearing titled “Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street Success.”

February 24: House Education and Workforce Subcommittee Hearing titled “Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age.”

February 26: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Full Committee Markup of S. 1602, Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act; S. 1558, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2025; S. 3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act; S. 1782, Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act; S. 1552, Living Donor Protection Act of 2025; and S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025.