CONGRESS In addition to securing the Presidency and the U.S. Senate, the Republican Party also won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 119th Congress. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the current Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, announced that he will be the Chair of that Committee […]

CONGRESS The House and Senate are to return to legislative business on November 12. ELECTIONS President Donald Trump was elected the 47th President of the United States. The Republican Party also secured control of the U.S. Senate, flipping the chamber for the 119th Congress. The outcome of the U.S. House of Representatives remains undecided, with […]

CONGRESS The House and Senate are not scheduled to conduct legislative business until after the November election with both chambers returning on November 12. The House Education and the Workforce Committee Republican Staff released a report titled “Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed.” ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education shared recent technical fixes to the 2025-2026 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

CONGRESS The House failed to pass, by a 202 to 220 margin, H.R. 9494, a continuing resolution that, among other provisions, would have funded the government through March 28 and required proof of citizenship to vote in Federal elections. The full House passed H.R.3724 ‒ the Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023, also known […]

Compiled By Dina Paul CONGRESS House GOP leadership released a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the government through March 28. This bill includes a GOP proposal to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) postponed the vote on this […]