ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a press release on its student loan forgiveness initiative, stating that 26 million people have provided the U.S. Department of Education (ED) with the information to receive debt relief and that 16 million applications for such relief had been approved. ED released final rules for Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR), […]
CONGRESS The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) efforts to address the teacher shortage. GAO released a report on equity and safety on school dress codes. GAO released a report on Federal coordination to enhance K-12 cybersecurity. ADMINISTRATION President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint 14 […]
ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration began accepting applications for its Federal student loan forgiveness initiative that allows Federal student loan borrowers to access up to $20,000 in Federal loan forgiveness. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced it will host the first of five sessions “focused on strategies and programs to boost student literacy and math […]
ADMINISTRATION The White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse held a youth roundtable. The Biden Administration provided a preview for the application it will use to initiate between $10,000-$20,000 in loan forgiveness for Federal student loan borrowers. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) posted a blog post and sent a Dear Colleague […]
ADMINISTRATION President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint new members to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics. The Biden Administration released a fact sheet on its efforts to “Protect Student Loan Borrowers from Scammers.” The U.S. Department of Education (ED) sent regulations for Pell Grants for […]
CONGRESS The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to keep the Federal government funded until December 16. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate for the Biden Administration’s plan for one-time Federal student loan forgiveness, predicting that the action will cost approximately $400 billion. ADMINISTRATION The Biden […]
CONGRESS On a 232-193 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act. A cloture motion was filed in the U.S. Senate on the legislative vehicle for a continuing resolution. The vote on the cloture motion will take place on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. ADMINISTRATION The White House released a fact […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Labor (Education and Labor) held a markup of three resolutions of inquiry focused on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven Repayment waiver costs, the authority of the Biden Administration to cancel student debt, and the reopening of K-12 schools. The Committee reported each of these […]
CONGRESS The U.S. Senate returned from recess this week. The U.S. House of Representatives will return on September 13. ADMINISTRATION The White House released a readout of a listening session that it held on tech platform accountability that included principles from the White House for enhancing competition and tech platform accountability. The U.S. Department of […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S Senate are both in recess. The House will return on September 13 and the Senate will return next week on September 6. ADMINISTRATION Late last week, White House officials announced that the application for the student loan forgiveness plan previously unveiled by the Administration would be […]