PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – OCTOBER 28, 2024

CONGRESS The House and Senate are not scheduled to conduct legislative business until after the November election with both chambers returning on November 12. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) reported preliminary data on Federal student aid originations for the 2024-2025 award year. ED announced a proposed rule providing student loan debt relief for […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – OCTOBER 21, 2024

CONGRESS The House and Senate are not scheduled to conduct legislative business until after the November election with both chambers returning on November 12. House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair Aaron Bean (R-FL) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – OCTOBER 14, 2024

CONGRESS The House and Senate are not scheduled to conduct legislative business until after the November election with both chambers returning on November 12. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) restored online access to its income-driven repayment (IDR) application after online access was halted due to Saving on a Valuable Education Act (SAVE) plan […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – OCTOBER 7, 2024

CONGRESS The House and Senate are not scheduled to conduct legislative business until after the November election with both chambers returning on November 12. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched the first phase of testing for the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), called Beta 1. ED has provided several resources, […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

CONGRESS The House and Senate passed H.R. 9747, a continuing resolution that will extend funding for Federal agencies through December 20, 2024. The House Education and the Workforce Committee, along with the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released a staff report regarding U.S. university research and China’s military and technological research. The […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

CONGRESS U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued subpoenas to Minnesota state agencies, including the Minnesota Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Inspector General regarding allegations of fraud related to COVID-19 Federal nutrition assistance. ADMINISTRATION The White House submitted a request for anomalies to Congress […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

CONGRESS House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) wrote a letter to United States Department of Justice Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger encouraging an investigation into whether Education Secretary Miguel Cardona violated the Hatch Act. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a framework for its upcoming testing phase for […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – AUGUST 26, 2024

CONGRESS House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued six subpoenas to Columbia University, mandating the university’s submission of documents as part of the Committee’s ongoing investigation into antisemitism in postsecondary institutions. Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) wrote a letter in support of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) proposed rules regarding […]