Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. FY 2024 Funding Update House Republicans unveil new HEA reauthorization […]
Metallica Submission Information Form 2024
Community College Minute, January 16, 2024
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. Negotiated Rulemaking underway 2024-25 FAFSA hits key application milestone Negotiated […]
CEO to CEO Newsletter #251
January 5, 2024 | Issue # 251 Happy New Year! I hope you had some time for rest and reflection over the holidays. On January 2, the U.S. Department of Education released six issue papers across a range of categories to further its goals that students are well served by the institutions of higher education […]
Comment Period Closed/Awaiting Final Rule
Title IX Gender in Athletics Student Debt Relief Title IX Gender in Athletics Not Subject to Negotiated Rulemaking Description: Rules, as they specifically relate to athletics, governing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Related background Title IX […]
Regulatory Action Pending
Third-Party Servicers Third-Party Servicers Description: The Department of Education decided to exclude third-party servicers from the Program Integrity and Institutional Quality rulemaking table. Sub-regulatory guidance is expected in spring of 2024. Related background: Update on the Department of Education’s Third-Party Servicer Guidance (04/2023) Third-Party Servicers Dear Colleague Letter AACC Comments on DCL
DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs
DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs The U.S. Department of Education collects information on the number of recipients and total amount of aid received at each institution of higher education for two military service-related programs. The data reported on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) are for: the Post 9/11 GI Bill, which provides aid for […]
Advocacy quick hits
Editor’s note: This weekly update from the government relations office at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) provides the latest on what’s happening in Washington and how AACC is advancing policies to support community colleges and students. Send questions, feedback and more to: kgimborys@aacc.nche.edu. The 2024-25 FAFSA Goes Live Department of Education gears up […]