CONGRESS Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) use of Federal resources in addressing “school board-related threats.” A spokesperson for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) indicated that Sen. Sanders will seek the top Democrat […]
CONGRESS Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) won their Senate elections, ensuring at least a 50-50 Democrat majority (with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote) for the 118th Congress. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was re-elected to serve as Minority Leader in the 118th Congress by his fellow Senate Republicans. Senator […]
CONGRESS Elections were held this week for the entire U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate. Ballots are still being counted in House and Senate races to determine overall party control of each chamber. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a statement titled, “The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black Americans […]
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 […]