ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a proposed rule to establish a $103,265 fee for certain H-1B petitions. The rule exempts higher education institutions from the new fee. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released its annual guidance in notifying chief State school officers and superintendents of their obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released guidance to States and school districts on the use of technology and artificial intelligence in classrooms. ED approved the second Workforce Pell eligible program, which was for a Clinical Medical Assistant program at Ivy Tech Community College in the State of Indiana. ED issued a proposed rule on higher education accreditation. ED will […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a proposed rule providing guidance on employer contributions to the Federal government’s tax-deferred investment program for children, commonly referred to as “Trump Accounts.” The U.S. Institute of Education Sciences (IES) announced the launch of IES’s Fiscal Year 2027 research grant competitions. CONGRESS The U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund Federal agencies […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) approved the first Workforce Pell Grant, which was for an Emergency Medical Technician program at Iowa Central Community College. ED released a letter from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon asking universities to publicly describe their commitments to a series of institutional changes by the end of the year. ED sent a rule that […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED)’s Office of Federal Student Aid and some of its staff relocated to a U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) building pursuant to the Interagency Agreement between ED and Treasury. A proposed rule published in the Federal Register would expand the circumstances under which U.S. Department of State (State) J-1 exchange visitor programs (which […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published final regulations eliminating disparate-impact liability provisions from regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. ED announced the elimination of the Methods of Administrations (MOA) program from the regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. ED granted certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding flexibilities for the State of South Dakota. ED also […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued the final rule regarding the programmatic earnings test for Title IV higher education programs that was established under H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. ED released guidance on its implementation of the revised definition of “professional degree programs” following […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) Office of Inspector General released a report outlining staffing, operational, contract and grant changes made between January and March 2025 as part of the Administration’s workforce and spending reduction efforts. CONGRESS The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of several higher education bills focused on campus […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced four new interagency agreements regarding the transfer of the Office for Civil Rights, ED’s student privacy office and training and advisory services functions to the U.S. Department of Justice and the transfer of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to the U.S. Department of Health […]

Compiled by Dina Paul ADMINISTRATION The National Center for Education Statistics released the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 long-term trend assessments data for ages 9 and 13. CONGRESS The House full Committee on Appropriations released report language and full Committee text for its fiscal year 2027 LHHS appropriations bill. The bill text can […]