ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published its proposed changes to its initial draft regulations pertaining to the second session of the Accreditation, Innovation and Modernization (AIM) Committee negotiated rulemaking session that will take place next week. CONGRESS The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report titled “FAFSA Simplification: Pell Grant Eligibility Changes after […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education released a fact sheet on the implementation of Federal student loan provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. COURTS A district court judge denied the request of two Minnesota school districts and a State teachers union, Education Minnesota, for a preliminary injunction to keep U.S. Department of Homeland […]

CONGRESS The House Appropriations Committee released the text of its fiscal year 2027 Commerce-Justice-Science bill. The Subcommittee approved the bill by a 5 to 4 vote. The House passed the Senate-passed budget resolution, which did not include instructions to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee. This […]

CONGRESS The House Committee on Education and Workforce held a markup on H.R. 8210, A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026. The bill was favorably reported by the Committee by a vote of 19 to 14. The Senate passed a budget resolution to unlock a second reconciliation bill, which notably does not involve education […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the implementation of new measures to prevent fraud when students apply through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The measures will take effect on April 26, 2026. ED’s Accreditation, Innovation and Modernization (AIM) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee held its first of two weeks of sessions. The […]

CONGRESS Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026, which reauthorizes and updates the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The related press release can be found here. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released the materials for its upcoming Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiated […]

ADMINISTRATION The fiscal year (FY) 2027 Presidential Budget Request was sent to Congress. The agency-specific summaries can be found here: U.S. Department of Education (ED); U.S. Department of Labor (DOL); and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” ED shared […]

CONGRESS The General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that ED will move from its current location at the Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building to 500 D Street SW. U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on stabilizing college sports […]

CONGRESS The House Education and Workforce Committee released a report examining antisemitism on college campuses. The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of H.R. 7894, the Truman Scholarship Clean House Act; H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026; H.R. 7891, the Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of […]

CONGRESS The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled “Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight.” U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) requested GAO to open an investigation into U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) transfer of grant programs to agencies such […]