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House unveils appropriations bill for education, labor programs The House Appropriations Committee this week released its fiscal year 2026 (FY 26) Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, which funds federal student aid, higher education grant programs, and apprenticeship and job training programs. The bill is packaged as part of a “minibus” that also includes the Defense and Transportation-HUD […]

ICYMI: Negotiated-rulemaking table reached consensus on new accountability scheme, GE/FVT The Education Department (ED) last week convened the second negotiated-rulemaking table for the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee. The AHEAD Committee is the second of two panels brought together to implement the higher education components of H.R. 1, […]

ICMYI: All AACC-member colleges excluded from IPEDS ACTS Survey Before the holidays, the Education Department (ED) announced that White House Office of Management and Budget approved the final 2026-27 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) elements, including the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). The new ACTS survey will require eligible institutions to report a […]

ED reaches consensus on Workforce Pell regulations House Committee advances four higher education bills ED reaches consensus on Workforce Pell regulations Last week, the Department of Education (ED) hosted the first negotiated rulemaking table for the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee. The week-long session was dedicated entirely to […]

Negotiated Rulemaking on Workforce Pell begins ED adds a new “lower earnings indicator” to the FAFSA House Committee marks up transparency bills Legal settlement will end the SAVE Plan Negotiated Rulemaking on Workforce Pell begins On Monday, the Department of Education (ED) kicked off the first negotiated rulemaking table for the Accountability in Higher Education […]