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Articles on: Weekly Rundown; NCHER Webinar Providing Federal Update for Fall 2024, Including Student Loan Forgiveness and Impact of Loper Bright, Register Today!; District Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Department of Education From Implementing NPRM on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; House Republicans Introduce Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Keep Federal Government Open, Senate Majority Leader Schumer Promises Clean CR; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for July; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Webinar Providing Federal Update for Fall 2024, Including Student Loan Forgiveness and Impact of Loper Bright, Register Today!; Missouri, Six Other States File Lawsuit Against Department of Education’s NPRM on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; FSA Releases Protype to Gain Deeper Understanding of 2025-2026 FAFSA; White House Releases List of Funding Exceptions for Short-Term Continuing Resolution, Includes More Funding for Federal Student Aid; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

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Articles on: Weekly Rundown; VA Secretary of Education Guidera Sends Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Criticizing Challenges with the FAFSA; IRS Issues Guidance to Implement Matching Contributions Made on Qualified Student Loan Payments Under Secure 2.0 Act; Handshake Report Says Class of 2025 Feels Pessimistic About Starting Their Careers; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Webinar Providing Federal Update for Fall 2024, Including Student Loan Forgiveness and Impact of Loper Bright; Register Today!; Eight Circuit Refuses to Clarify Recent Ruling Blocking SAVE Plan, States File Response to Emergency Motion With Supreme Court, Tenth Circuit Holds Hearing on Similar Lawsuit; Department of Education Report Finds Number of Colleges and Universities Shrunk Last Year; Democrats Release Party Platform with Support for Doubling Pell Grants and Student Loan Relief; EAB Study Finds Parents Top Concern Over College Choice is All About Cost; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; NCHER Creates New State Student Loan Committee; House Financial Services Committee Responds to Department of Treasury’s Request for Information on Artificial Intelligence; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Legal Meeting: In-Person and Virtual Options Now Available, Register Today!; Department of Education Announces Delay of 2025-2026 FAFSA, Testing Starting on October 1 and Available to All Students on December 1; Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Cassidy Urges Department of Education IG to Investigate Secretary Cardona Over Hatch Act Violations; New York Fed Releases Latest Report on Household Debt and Credit; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for June, Shows Decline in Student Loan Volume in Second Quarter; Sallie Mae Releases Annual “How America Pays for College” Report; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Legislative and Report Language for Recently-Passed Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act; Department of Education Inspector General Releases Audit Report Finding FSA Did Not Properly Implement Federal Taxpayer Information Provisions of FAFSA;  Simplification Act; AEI Releases Report on Financing Graduate Education; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act; Department of Education Announces It Will Notify Borrowers of Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Available This Fall; Department of Education Defers Batch Institutional Corrections Until 2025-2026 FAFSA Cycle; Sen. Rounds Set to Introduce Legislation Creating New Affordable Future Loan Program; Federal Reserve Concludes Two-Day Meeting, Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; NCHER, EFC, NASLA Send Letter to House and Senate Budget Committees in Support of AMF; Department of Education Releases Draft Notice Inviting Guaranty Agencies to Participate in Voluntary Flexible Agreement; Senate Democrats Send Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Raising Concerns About Branding in USDS; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles on: Senate Appropriations Committee Announces Markup of Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act Next Week, House Begins August Recess Week Early; House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Foxx Issues Subpoena on Department of Education’s FAFSA Rollout; NASFAA, NCAN, Other Groups Send Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Urging Full-Operability for 2025-2026 FAFSA By December 1st; AEI Report Advocates for Expanding Private Student Loan Market; Department of Education Unveils New Toolkits to Use College Scorecard in the Classroom; FTC Cracks Down on Third-Party Debt Relief Company Targeting Consumers in Puerto Rico; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundow; President Biden Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection, Endorses Vice President Harris, Leaving Mixed Legacy on Higher Education; Appeals Court Issues Decision Blocking Department of Education From Implementing SAVE Plan; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: House Appropriations Committee Passes Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act; House Education and the Workforce Committee Passes FAFSA Deadline Act in Bipartisan Vote; Republican Attorneys General File Emergency Motion with Supreme Court Over Department of Education’s SAVE Plan, Education Secretary Cardona Sends Letter to Borrowers; House Republicans Send Letters to Federal Agencies Asking for Review of Rulemakings in Light of Supreme Court Decision Overturning Chevron Doctrine; House and Senate Committee Republicans Ask for Update from Department of Education Inspector General on FAFSA Implementation; CBO Releases Monthly Budget Report for June, Department of Education Outlays Higher Because of Cost Estimates of Federal Loan Program; House Ways and Means Committee Passes Education and Workforce Freedom Act, Expands 529 Plans to Include Postsecondary Credentialing Expenses; Gallup Releases Survey Finding Increasing Number of Adults Have Little or No Confidence in Higher Education; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Cassidy Sends Letter to Education Secretary Cardona on Overturning of Chevron Doctrine; CFPB Releases Supervisory Highlights Focused on Student Loan Servicers and Debt Collectors; Consumer and Progressive Groups Send Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Urging Him to Immediately Unveil NPRM Providing Student Loan Forgiveness to Borrowers with Hardship; Senate, House Republicans Introduce FAFSA Deadline Act; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for May; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Offices Closed for Independence Day, Briefing Resumes Publication Next Monday; Weekly Rundown; NCHER Welcomes New Officers, Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Lifts Injunction Blocking Payment Reduction Portion of SAVE Plan; Supreme Court Issues Decision Overturning Chevron Doctrine, Discussion Begins on Impact on Student Loan Policy; Century Foundation Report Finds FAFSA Botched Rollout Disproportionately Impacted Minorities; District Court, FTC Shuts Down Panda Benefit Services for Defrauding Student Loan Borrowers; Urban Institute Report Examines Impact of College Cost Reduction Act Passed by House Education and the Workforce Committee; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Legal Meeting Set for October 24th in Chicago, Register Today!; District Courts Issue Decisions Blocking Parts of Department of Education’s SAVE Plan, Biden Administration Plans Appeal; House Appropriations Subcommittee Passes Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Appropropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025; Includes One-Year Extension of Account Maintenance Fees; Department of Education Releases Blog on Implementation of Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Report Finds College Students’ Persistence and Retention Rates Climbed Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels; SHEEO Report Examines FAFSA Simplification Successes; Financial Aid Tech Company Releases New Survey Showing Amount of Financial Aid Received is Most Important Factor in Student Choosing Where to Attend; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles On: Weekly Rundown; NCHER Webinar on CFPB’s Registry for Nonbanks and Circular on UDAAP Violations in Consumer Financial Products and Services Contracts; CBO Releases Latest Budget Baseline for Pell Grant Program, Shows $11.4 Billion Surplus Because of FAFSA Problems Averting Shortfall; Senate HELP Committee Releases Discussion Draft to Reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News- MOHELA; General News

Articles On: NCHER Webinar on CFPB’s Registry for Nonbanks and Circular on UDAAP Violations in Consumer Financial Products and Services Contracts; Department of Education Announces New Details on the Launch of the 2025-2026 FAFSA, Delayed Timeline for Resolving Corrections for 2024-2025; House and Senate Democrats Introduce Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act; NCAN Releases Recommendations to Improve the 2025-2026 FAFSA Cycle; CBO Releases Budget and Economic Outlook, Says Federal Deficit Rising to $2 Trillion Driven by Student Loan Policies; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News-KHEAA; General News

Articles On: NCHER Offices Closed on Wednesday in Observance of Juneteenth; Weekly Rundown; Department of Education Announces Appointment of Jeremy Singer as New FAFSA Executive Advisor; MN Gov. Signs Omnibus Commerce Package Into Law, Includes Provisions Impacting Student Loan Lenders and Servicers; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles On: House Begins Consideration of National Defense Authorization Act, Higher Education Amendments Rules Out of Order; Senate Banking Committee Republicans Introduce Legislation Putting CFPB Funding Under Congressional Appropriations and Budget Process; NASFAA, Higher Education Community Sends Letter to Department of Education on 2025-2026 FAFSA; University of Chicago-AP Poll Find Lack of Support for Biden Administration’s Student Loan Policies; Federal Reserve Concludes Two-Day Meeting, Holds Interest Rates Steady; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles On: House Expected to Consider National Defense Authorization Act This Week, Several Higher Education Amendments Submitted Including Short-Term Pell Grants; U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Missouri Holds Hearing on Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Department of Education’s SAVE Plan, District Court of Kansas Dismisses State Lawsuits for Lack of Standing; Department of Education Announces Reforms to the Office of Federal Student Aid

House and Senate Education Committee Republicans Send Letter to Department of Education Criticizing Response to GAO Investigation Into FAFSA Rollout; House Democrats Send Letter to Department of Education Raising Concerns About Challenges with the FAFSA; House and Senate Democrats Introduce Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act; CFPB Releases Final Rule Establishing Registry for Nonbanks Found to Violate Consumer Laws; CFPB Announces Lawsuit Against PHEAA For Pursuing Borrowers for Loans Discharged in Bankruptcy; Defense of Freedom Institute Releases Report Criticizing Department of Education’s SAVE Plan; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for April; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News-Granite Edvance; General News

Articles on: NCHER Briefing Takes Publishing Break for the Annual Conference; Sixth Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Department of Education’s IDR Adjustments for Lack of Standing; New School Releases Report Showing 2.2 Million Older Americans Have Student Loan Debt; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Annual Conference: Final Agenda Just Released, Still Time to Register!; Weekly Rundown; Senate Democrats Send Letter to Department of Justice Requesting Information on Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge; Federal District Court Holds Hearing on Sweet v. Cardona Settlement; Department of Education Announces 10 Million FAFSA Applications Processed, ECMC Announces First Tranche of Organizations Receiving Funds Under Student Support Strategy; Pew Research Center Releases New Survey on Whether a College Degree is Worth it in 2024; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Offices Closed for Memorial Day, Briefing Returns on Tuesday; Department of Education Approves Additional Federal Student Loan Forgiveness for PSLF, IDR Adjustment; House Majority Leader Scalise Outlines Summer Schedule, Focus on Appropriations Bills; ACE, Higher Education Groups Send Letter to House and Senate Outlining Recommendations to Address FAFSA Challenges; National Student Clearinghouse Releases Report Showing Undergraduate Enrollment Increased This Spring; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER, Industry Trades Send Letter Providing Public Comment on Department of Education’s NPRM on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; Democrats, Republicans Weigh in with the Department of Education on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; Senate Democrats Send Letter Calling for Increase in Funding for Pell Grants, Protection of Program Reserves; CFPB Announces Action Against Western Benefits Group for Charging Advance Fees for Student Loan Debt Relief, Misrepresenting Affiliation with Department of Education; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Annual Conference: AEI’s Beth Akers Confirmed as Keynote Speaker, Register Today!; Supreme Court Issues 7-2 Decision Upholding Funding Structure for CFPB; Department of Education Extends Time for Borrowers to Consolidate Their Loans to Receive Credit for Loan Forgiveness;House Appropriations Committee Chair Cole Previews Funding Process for FY 2025, Sets Markup Schedule; FSA Announces Interest Rates for Federal Direct Loans for 2024-2025; New York Fed Releases Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, Finds Decrease in Student Loans Balances; Third Way Releases Results of Survey on Voters Views on Higher Education; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

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Articles on: NCHER Annual Conference: Hotel Cut-Off is Monday, Make Your Reservations Today!; House Education and the Workforce Committee Holds Hearing with Education Secretary Cardona; House and Senate Education and Appropriations Committee Leaders Send Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Urging Steps to Ensure FAFSA Problems Do Not Occur Next Year; Brookings Institution Releases Pager Saying FAFSA Rollout Means Fewer Students Will Enroll in College Next Year; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for March, Shows Increase in Student Loan Volume in First Quarter; SHEEO Releases Latest State Higher Education Finance Report Finding State and Local Funding Increased in FY 2023; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Annual Conference: Early Bird Registration Ends on Wednesday, Register Today!; Weekly Rundown; CFPB Files Complaint and Stipulated Judgements Against National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and PHEAA; Department of Education Announces $50 Million Program to Support Students and Families Impacted by FAFSA Challenges; Senate HELP Committee Chairman Sanders Announces Reelection; Department of Education Releases New Data Showing Breakdown of Borrowers Approved for PSLF; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

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Articles on: NCHER Annual Conference: Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration Rate, Register Today!; Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Announces Budget Hearing with Education Secretary Cardona; House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans Send Letter to Department of Education Inspector General on Fraud Within Federal Student Financial Aid System; Department of Education Releases RFI on Postsecondary Student Success Recognition Program; ACE Sends Letter to Department of Education Requesting Further Delay in Reporting Requirements on Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency; Community College Research Center, Aspen Institute Releases Report on Tracking Transfer Students; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; NCHER-EFC-NASLA Send Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees in Support of AMF Extension; Department of Education Announces Additional $74 Billion in Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; Department of Education Kicks-Off National FAFSA Week of Action; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Penn Wharton: Department of Education’s New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Estimated to Cost $84 Billion; House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Budget Hearing with Education Secretary Cardona; House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Failure of FAFSA Rollout; Missouri, Six Other States File Second Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Department of Education’s SAVE Plan; Republicans Choose Rep. Tom Cole as Chair of House Appropriations Committee; FSA Announces 30 Percent of FAFSAs Have Inaccurate, Incorrect Data, Issues Updates to State Grant Agencies to Support FAFSA Completion Initiative; Senate Democrats Send Letter to General Dynamics on Role in Launch of Bungled FAFSA; National Student Clearinghouse Releases Report on Undergraduate Degree Earners; Department of Education Reports Only 60 Percent of College Students Earned Degrees in Eight Years; Excelencia in Education Report Finds Hispanic Students Accounted for Majority of Growth in Degree Attainment; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; President Travels to Wisconsin, Previews Proposed Rule on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; House of Representatives Slated to Consider H.R. 6655, a Stronger Workforce for America Act, This Week; Fifth Circuit Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking Department of Education’s Borrower Defense to Repayment and Closed Discharge Rule; Sen. Schmitt Sends Letter to Department of Education Expressing Concern About Delays in FAFSA Processing; Moody’s Ratings Releases Report Identifying Top Higher Education Issues for 2024; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for February; U.S. Department of Education News; Member News; General News

Articles On: NCHER Annual Conference: Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration Rate, Register Today!; House Appropriations Subcommittee Announces Budget Hearing with Education Secretary Cardona; House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Impact of FAFSA Challenges on Students and Families; FSA COO Cordray Announces Reprocessing of Financial Aid Application Records; House Republican Steering Committee Announces It Will Choose Chair of House Appropriations Committee Next Week; Two Cosmetology Schools File Suit Against Department of Education’s Gainful Employment Regulation; FSA Releases SAP Memo for Quarter Ending March 2024; FSA Announces New Changes to Federal Student Loan and Grant Web Experience, Pauses PSLF Processing; Strada Education Network Releases New State Opportunity Index; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; Congress Passes and President Signs Bipartisan Funding Package Into Law, Includes Funding for Department of Education; Department of Education Announces New FAFSA Processing Errors; House Appropriations Committee Chair Granger Steps Down from Post, Cites Final Appropriations Bills Not Likely to be Completed This Year; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

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Articles on: President Slated to Give State of the Union Address Tonight, Expected to Touch on Student Loan Forgiveness; Department of Education Provides Update on FAFSA ISIRs Delivery; CFPB Names Julia Barnard as New Student Loan Ombudsman; Democratic Senators Send Letter to Secretary Cardona Expressing Concerns Over FAFSA Rollout; Fitch Issues Warning FAFSA Delays Put Private Colleges at Risk; Department of Education Concludes Negotiated Rulemaking on Institutional Quality and Program Integrity; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for January 2024; Department of Education Imposes $14 Million Fine Against Liberty University; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

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Articles on: NCHER Annual Conference: Register Today to Take Advantage of Early Bird Rate!; House Leadership Pulls H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, Opposition from Teachers Unions; House Scheduled to Vote on Short-Term Continuing Resolution, Includes FAFSA Related Changes; Department of Education Announces Additional Support for 2024–25 FAFSA Implementation; Kansas Attorney General Announces Challenge to Department of Education’s SAVE Plan; Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Announces He Will Not Run For Another Term As Leader; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Data Shows Transfer Enrollment Rose in Fall 2023; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Weekly Rundown; House Scheduled to Consider H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act This Week; House and Senate Negotiations Fall Apart Over Weekend, Federal Government Funding for Four Spending Bills Expires on Friday; Department of Education Concludes Negotiated Rulemaking Session After Reaching Consensus on Regulatory Text on Economic Hardship; Department of Education Publishes State-by-State Breakdown of Borrowers Who Recently Received Loan Forgiveness; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Department of Education Begins Fourth Negotiated Rulemaking Session on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness; Department of Education Announces Additional Forgiveness for Borrowers in SAVE Plan; Department of Education Provides Guidance to Families Filling Out FAFSA When a Parent Does Not Have Social Security Number; U.S. House to Consider H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, Next Week; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Join the NCHER Board of Directors and Play a Leadership Role on Higher Education Finance!; Weekly Rundown; Department of Education Holds Fourth Session of Negotiated Rulemaking on Federal Student Loan Forgiveness This Week; Politico Examines Problems with FAFSA Rollout by Department of Education; Senate Democrats Send Letter to Department of Education Asking for Expanded Eligibility for Parent PLUS Loans; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles On: NCHER Office Closed for Presidents’ Day, Briefing Resumes on Tuesday; Department of Education Releases Draft Regulatory Language on Financial Hardship Ahead of Next Week’s Negotiated Rulemaking Session; Department of Education Announces New Flexibilities to Support Institutions in Implementing 2024-2025 FAFSA; S&P Global Says FAFSA Delays Will Be Most Challenging to Colleges With Significant Enrollment of Low-Income Students; Foxx Says She Will Not Seek Another Term as Chair of House Education and the Workforce Committee; NACUBO Releases Latest College Endowment Report; Mapping Your Future Releases Results of Survey on Financial Aid Professionals Thoughts on the 2024-2025 FAFSA; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: Join the NCHER Board of Directors and Play a Leadership Role on Higher Education Finance!; Weekly Rundown; NCHER Joins Industry Group in Submitting Comments on FCC Draft Order on Revoking Consent; House and Senate Democrats Send Letter to Secretary Cardona on FAFSA Delays; Federal Reserve Releases Consumer Credit Report for December 2023; Department of Education Announces Additional Information on FAFSA Support Strategy; FTC Announces Permanent Ban for Third-Party Debt Relief Scammers; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Briefing Takes Publishing Break for the Legislative and Leadership Meeting, Resumes Next Monday; Weekly Rundown; Department of Education Releases FAFSA College Support Strategy, Focus on Under-Resourced Colleges; Department of Education Holds Second Session of Institutional Quality and Program Integrity Committee; HEA Group Releases Report About Relationship Between College Graduation and Student Loan Repayment; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Legislative and Leadership Meeting: One Week Away, Register Today!; Department of Education Announces Fourth Negotiated Rulemaking Session Providing Relief for Student Loan Borrowers Experiencing Hardship; Department of Education Announces Delay of FAFSA Processing By Another Two Months; House Education and the Workforce Committee Passes College Cost Reduction Act; House Education and the Workforce Committee Democrats Release Roadmap for College Student Success; Navient Announces Exit From Student Loan Servicing Business; Department of Education Releases New Proposal on Cash Management; House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans Send Letter to Department of Education Requesting Documents on FAFSA Rollout; Federal Reserve Concludes Two-Day Meeting By Leaving Federal Fund Rate in Place; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles On: NCHER Legislative and Leadership Meeting: Updated Agenda Released, Register Today!; Weekly Rundow; House Education and the Workforce Committee Announces Markup of College Cost Reduction Act; House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders Reach Agreement on Funding Levels for Individual Spending Bills; President Biden Discusses Federal Student Loan Forgiveness on Campaign Trail in South Carolina; FSA Reports Parents Without SSNs Prevented from Contributing to Their Student’s FAFSA; FSA Issues Waivers and Modifications Under HEROES Act; U.S. Department of Education News; General News

Articles on: NCHER Legislative and Leadership Meeting: Updated Agenda Released, Register Today!; Senate and House Republicans Ask Government Accountability Office to Review Department of Education’s FAFSA Rollout; Sen. Warren, House and Senate Democrats Send Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Asking for Fourth Session to Discuss Financial Hardship; Department of Education Announces Update to Income Formula For 2024-2025 FAFSA; National Student Clearinghouse Releases Report Finding Undergraduate Enrollment Grew in Fall 2023; Five Universities Settle Student Aid Antitrust Case For $104.5 Million; U.S. Department of Education News; General News