Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 31 – April 4).  BUDGET House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a Fiscal Year 2015 budget resolution last week, which the House Budget Committee marked up and passed on Wednesday. The budget resolution proposes no change to the overall cap on discretionary spending and the individual caps […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 24 – 28).   ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education held the second of several Negotiated Rulemaking sessions on Program Integrity issues last week on March 26 – 28. The panel is considering a number of proposed higher education regulations including Title IV aid disbursement, state authorization, underwriting […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 17 – 21).  ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education will hold the second of several Negotiated Rulemaking sessions on Program Integrity issues on March 26 – 28. The panel is considering a number of proposed higher education regulations including Title IV aid disbursement, state authorization, underwriting standards […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 3 – 7).    SENATE The Senate passed S.1086, a bill to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, by a vote of 96-2 on Thursday. The Senate confirmed the nominations of James H. Shelton to serve as Deputy Secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 3 – 7).    BUDGET President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2015 budget request on Tuesday, March 4. The budget request for the Department of Education proposes $68.6 billion in discretionary spending, which is an increase of $1.3 billion, or 1.9 percent, over the Fiscal Year 2014 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 24 – 28).   BUDGET President Obama will release his Fiscal Year 2015 budget request on Tuesday, March 4. SENATE The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) recommended the nominations of Portia Y. Wu to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 17 – 21).   HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate were in recess this week. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold two hearings next week: an Executive Session on February 26 to vote on several pending nominations, including Portia Y. Wu […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 10 – 14).   BUDGET While the President’s FY2015 budget request is still expected to be released on March 4 as previously indicated, the White House is now saying that some of the budget data, including historical tables and Analytical Perspectives, will not be available until March 11. HOUSE […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (February 3 – 7).   BUDGET A budget estimate released by the Congressional Budget Office last week projects that the Pell Grant program is not anticipated to have a shortfall in FY2015. However, shortfalls are projected for FY2016 and beyond. HOUSE The House of Representatives passed H.R. 357, […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 27 – 31).  BUDGET The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed that the 2014 Omnibus conformed to caps on discretionary spending and no OMB-initiated sequestration cuts to 2014 funding will take place. HOUSE and SENATE House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released principles to guide an overhaul of […]