Tag: Education Department
Proposed Title IX Rule Would Prevent Universal Bans on Transgender Athletes
The Biden administration released a proposed Title IX rule this week that would prevent schools from categorically banning transgender students from participating in athletic...
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Calls Attention to Other Debt Relief Programs
With the recent announcement by the Biden administration that federal student loan borrowers will see a cancellation of $10,000 of student debt for low-...
Future of Higher Education Discussed at College Equity Summit
In August, the U.S. Department of Education hosted the Raise the B.A.R.: Bold + Action + Results in College Excellence and Equity Summit, which...
Education Department Investigating Anti-Semitism Allegations at the University of Vermont
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is launching a formal investigation into a complaint alleging anti-Semitism against Jewish students at the...
Education Department Gives $25 Million to Colleges to Bolster Diverse Teacher...
The U.S. Department of Education is committing nearly $25 million to colleges and universities, local school boards, and educational nonprofits across the country to...
Education Department to Provide $8M to Colleges to Help Diversify the...
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will provide $8 million in grants to colleges and universities in an effort to diversify...
Proposed Title IX Regulations Seek to Strengthen LGBTQ+ Rights, Maintain Due...
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX in June, the U.S. Department of Education released long-awaited proposed changes to the...
Education Department Creates New Fund to Help Underrepresented Students Reach Graduation
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education announced the creation of the new College Completion Fund for Postsecondary Student Success. The fund provides $5...
Education Department Calls for Better College Access for Incarcerated Individuals, Protections...
This week, the U.S. Department of Education proposed several regulations that, if passed, would improve educational access for incarcerated individuals and bolster protections for...
Education Department Proposes Changes to Student Loan Interest, Debt Forgiveness Programs
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced a series of proposed changes that would make student debt relief more attainable for public service...
Biden Administration Releases New Title IX Rules on Law’s 50th Anniversary
The Biden administration released a proposed overhaul of Title IX on Thursday, which marks the 50th anniversary of the law’s passage.
The changes would undo much of...
Education Department Urges Colleges to Use HEERF Funding for Mental Health...
The U.S. Department of Education is encouraging colleges and universities across the country to use Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to provide or...
Education Department to Expand Second Chance Pell Grant Experiment for Incarcerated...
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that it will expand the Obama-era Second Chance Pell Grant Experiment to provide more access to higher...
Higher Education Access, Completion a Priority in the Biden Administration’s New...
In its effort to support underserved communities and promote racial equity in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education under...
Education Department to Erase Debt of Defrauded DeVry University Students
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that it will provide nearly $72 million in borrower defense discharges to close to 1,800 former...
Education Department Announces Overhaul of College Scorecard
To increase college accessibility for diverse students, the U.S. Department of Education announced this week that it will make significant updates and restorations to...
Education Department’s New Civil Rights Leader Could Mean Big Changes for...
Catherine Lhamon’s contentious appointment signifies a major overhaul of sexual misconduct rules, but experts caution that process may be lengthy.
Determining how to properly address...
Education Department Announces Major Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The U.S. Department of Education introduced an overhaul Wednesday to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in an effort to grant debt...
Education Department Launches Civil Rights Investigations Over Bans on Mask Mandates
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has opened investigations into five states that have bans on indoor mask mandates, according...
Education Department to Cancel Debt for Borrowers with Severe Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education is set to cancel more than $5.8 billion in student loan debt for more than 320,000 borrowers with severe...
Federal Student Loan Repayment Freeze Extended Through January
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced an extension for the federal student loan repayment, interest, and collections pause, which will continue through January 31, 2022....
Education Department to Expand Second Chance Pell Experiment
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced it would expand the Second Chance Pell Experiment for the 2022-2023 award year.
In December 2020, lawmakers lifted...
Education Department Defends Transgender Students Under Title IX Protections
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that Title IX protections, which prohibit sex-based discrimination, extend to transgender and other LGBTQ students.
“We just...
Justice Department to Defend Anti-LGBTQ Policy at Religious Schools
In a 12-page court document filed on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it can “vigorously” defend a policy that allows private, federally funded...
HBCUs Receive $1.6 Billion in Capital Finance Debt Relief
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will relieve 45 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) from roughly $1.6 billion in capital...
Education Department Cuts Devos’ Formula that Reduced Debt Relief for Defrauded...
The U.S. Department of Education announced during a Thursday press call that it is undoing a Trump-era formula that limited loan forgiveness for students...
Education Department Targets Black and Latinx College Students for FAFSA Audits,...
The U.S. Department of Education disproportionately selects Black and Latinx college students for audits on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), The...
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Resigns
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos submitted a resignation letter on Thursday following Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.Â
In...
Universities Failed to Report Billions in Foreign Gifts and Contracts, Education...
Some of the country’s top universities collected multimillion-dollar gifts and contracts from other countries and failed to report the funds to the federal government,...
Acting Secretary of Education Commemorates Black History Month
In a recently released statement about the commemoration of Black History Month this February, acting Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. recognized the...
