White House follows through on layoff threats AACC responds to IPEDS information request AACC joins ACE, AASCU in comments on IES restructuring White House follows through on layoff threats Last Friday evening, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought, announced that the Executive Branch would begin executing Reduction in Force Read More »
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Congress allows funding to lapse, federal government enters partial government shutdown Department of Education begins rulemaking to implement reconciliation loan changes Congress allows funding to lapse, federal government enters partial government shutdown Lawmakers in the House and Senate were unable to agree on a short-term funding bill – called a continuing resolution (CR) – to Read More »
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FY 25 TRIO funding still in flux FSA opens beta testing of 2026-27 FAFSA to all FY 25 TRIO funding still in flux With less than two weeks left in fiscal year 2025, many community colleges have not yet received their expected TRIO award disbursements. Many colleges expected to see awards processed for TRIO’s Upward Read More »
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Trump Administration suspends funding for MSIs House Appropriations Committee approves Labor-HHS-ED funding bill DOL and ED publish update on interagency agreement Department of Education releases upcoming regulatory agenda House to host hearing on college pricing Trump Administration suspends funding for MSIs On Wednesday, the Department of Education (ED) announced that it will end discretionary funding to several Read More »
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Trump Administration declines to defend HSI program in lawsuit Office of Federal Student Aid certifies October 1 release date for the 2026-27 FAFSA AACC files public comments on OBBBA implementation, negotiated rulemaking tables Trump Administration declines to defend HSI program in lawsuit Last week, news broke that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had declined to Read More »
AACC Comments on Negotiated Rulemaking on OBBBA Implementation
AACC Comments on Negotiated Rulemaking on OBBBA Implementation
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FSA releases 2026-27 FAFSA Preview Presentation; details OBBBA changes New guidance on Federal Work Study and voter engagement activities ED releases NPRM on PSLF FSA releases 2026-27 FAFSA Preview Presentation; details OBBBA changes The Education Department’s (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) last week released the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid Read More »
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Trump Administration releases new federal workforce plan Presidential Memorandum on transparency in college admissions New Executive Order on federal grantmaking priorities FSA publishes updated guidance on student identity verification Register for Advocates in Action 2025! Trump Administration releases new federal workforce plan On Tuesday, the Departments of Education, Labor, and Commerce unveiled a new coordinated Read More »
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Senate appropriators reject dramatic cuts to education, labor funding AACC offers public comments ahead of OBBB implementation</strong> 2026-27 FAFSA enters beta testing Register for Advocates in Action 2025! Senate appropriators reject dramatic cuts to education, labor funding Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked up its Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26) Labor, Health and Human Read More »
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Trump Administration to release remaining education funding after push from Republican Senators Senate committee holds education funding markup DOJ releases guidance on DEI programs The College Transparency Act reintroduced in the House and Senate Register for Advocates in Action 2025! Trump Administration to release remaining education funding after push from Republican Senators Last Friday, Senator Read More »