- Department of Education extends GE/FVT institutional reporting deadline to February 18
- Trump Administration releases first set of Education Department personnel, key higher education policy positions still to come
Department of Education extends GE/FVT institutional reporting deadline to February 18
Last Friday, the Department of Education (ED) announced that it has reopened reporting for Gainful Employment (GE) and financial value transparency (FVT) until February 18. Institutions were required to submit both their institutional data and their revisions to Completers Lists by January 15. However, many institutions reported difficulty meeting this deadline, citing challenges collecting and ensuring data accuracy within the tight reporting timeline, delayed reporting guidance from ED and revisions to this guidance into late December, challenges coordinating with student information software vendors assisting with reporting, and the reporting system itself being overwhelmed as colleges rushed to report by January 15. As a result, many colleges were unable to submit their data or only submitted partial data.
Recognizing these challenges, ED has reopened the reporting mechanism within the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) so institutions can submit their debt reporting. Colleges will have until 11:59 p.m. ET on February 18 to submit this data, after which colleges will have to provide a justification for why they were unable to meet the deadline. Revisions to the Completers Lists, also due January 15, remain closed.
The Electronic Announcement (EA) also includes a list of common errors found in debt reporting that could cause files not to be processed.
Trump Administration releases first set of Education Department personnel, key higher education policy positions still to come
On Thursday, the Trump Administration announced its first set of senior-level political appointees to serve in the Department of Education (ED), including Rachel Oglesby as Chief of Staff, Jonathan Pidluzny as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Programs, and several other roles related to the Department’s legal, operations, and communications offices. Former University of Florida vice president Penny Schwinn has been nominated as deputy secretary; the Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS) typically focuses on elementary and secondary education policy.
The Trump Administration has not yet announced political appointees to lead or staff offices related to many higher education and community college programs, including the Office of the Under Secretary (OUS), the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), and the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE).
The Trump Administration has announced that Denise Carter is serving as Acting Secretary of Education, pending Secretary-designate Linda McMahon’s confirmation. Carter most recently served as acting chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) has not yet scheduled Secretary-designate McMahon’s confirmation hearing.