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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		Education department to boost anti-fraud efforts
posted: Aug 16th   source: reuters.com  
In a letter to the chairman of a Senate committee on education, Duncan said his department will hire over 60 additional staff to strengthen oversight of schools and increase program reviews of post-secondary institutions by 50 percent each year. Duncan said his department would conduct undercover...
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 		Most Student-Aid Programs Would Receive No Increases Under Senate Spending Bill
posted: Jul 30th   source: chronicle.com  
A Senate appropriations subcommittee approved a spending bill on Tuesday that would provide a $1-billion increase to the National Institutes of Health but keep spending flat for most student-aid programs, including Pell Grants. The lack of an increase to Pell Grants differs from the House version...
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 		Proposed Rule Links Federal Student Aid to Loan Repayment Rates and Debt-to-Earnings Levels for Career College Graduates
posted: Jul 26th   source: ed.gov  
The Obama Administration released today its proposed regulations requiring for-profit career colleges to better prepare students for "gainful employment" or risk losing access to federal student aid. The proposed rules seek to protect students from taking on unsustainable debt they cannot...
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 		Battle Lines Drawn Over For-Profit Colleges
posted: Jun 25th   source: nytimes.com  
The battle lines on the future of for-profit colleges were being drawn Wednesday, a day before a series of Congressional hearings on the issue were to begin. One source of contention was the planned appearance at the hearings of Steven Eisman, a hedge fund manager known for having predicted the...
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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		The Senate Scrutiny Begins
posted: Jun 25th   source: insidehighered.com  
Senate Democrats began their investigation of for-profit higher education here in earnest Thursday, holding the first in what they promise will be a series of hearings aimed at better understanding the sector’s value to students and taxpayers. For three hours, the Health, Education, Labor and...
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 		For-profits: two new rules that really matter
posted: Jun 18th   source: voices.washingtonpost.com  
The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed 14 new rules to curb abuses in the for-profit sector of higher education. Most of the debate, though, has focused on two. The rules cut to the heart of how the for-profits do business -- or don't. Industry leaders say the sector is well-run and...
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  Higher Education Legislation News
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 		Congress Reviews 529 College Savings Plan
posted: Jun 18th   source: gobankingrates.com  
In 2009, some provisions were made to allow students to use money from their 529-plan one of the best bank accounts for college because it helps to avoid student loans to pay for computers and other equipment, as well as have their parents make two changes to investments each year instead of one...
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 		Higher-Education Programs Are Among Targets of Planned Federal Budget Freeze
posted: Jun 10th   source: chronicle.com  
Following up on a pledge to freeze spending unrelated to national security over the next three years, the White House is asking federal agencies to offer plans to shave 5 percent from their budgets by eliminating their worst-performing programs, and among them are some connected to higher education.
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 		Pell Shortfall Addressed in Draft House Supplemental
posted: Jun 4th   source: naicu.edu  
After weeks of political infighting over what domestic funding should be included in the war supplemental, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) has proposed an emergency spending package that includes $5.7 billion to cover the funding shortfall in the Pell Grant program. The...
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 		Obama Plans New Rules as For-Profit Colleges Mobilize
posted: May 6th   source: bloomberg.com  
The Obama Administration is gearing up to produce tougher regulations that may reduce the amount of federal financial aid flowing to for-profit colleges, cutting the companies’ annual revenue growth by as much as a third. In response, the $29 billion industry and its supporters including...
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 		Government takes charge of federal student loans
posted: Apr 23rd   source: chicagotribune.com  
With college financial aid letters in the mail, many students and their families are gearing up for another year of borrowing. This time, however, the rules for accessing federal education loans will be slightly different.
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 		The Student Loan Reform Bill: A Perspective
posted: Apr 2nd   source: naicu.edu  
The final student loan reform bill that Congress approved on March 25 is dramatically scaled back from earlier versions of the legislation (see Sept. 2, 2009 Washington Update). For starters, it eliminates proposed new programs for community colleges, and the President's state-based higher...
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 		Major Student Loan Legislation changed when Obama passed Health Care Bill through reconciliation
posted: Apr 2nd   source: islate.org  
Last week President Barack Obama and the Democrats were so consumed with health-care reform that they hardly took a minute to brag about the Education Reconciliation Act, a bill that is significant reform, to student loans and grants. With the fuss over the “Historic Health Care Bill” being passed...
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 		Student Loan Bill Scorecard
posted: Mar 26th   source: insidehighered.com  
Apologies, in advance, to those who think the news media have a tendency to report on complex situations as if they were horse races. Books will probably be written about the legislation Congress is poised to enact to transform the federal student loan programs. But while the historians do their...
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 		What Now for Student Aid Bill?
posted: Mar 10th   source: insidehighered.com  
For months, legislation to restructure the student loan programs and bolster Pell Grants, community colleges and other priorities has been held hostage as the Obama administration and Congressional leaders wrangled over health care.
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 		17 States Pledge to Increase Graduation Rates, Joining a New National Effort
posted: Mar 4th   source: chronicle.com  
Seventeen states have promised to develop specific plans to improve their college-completion rates, announcing on Tuesday that they were joining a national program aimed at helping institutions meet President Obama's goal of having the world's best-educated adult population by 2020.
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 		Obama moves to bolster HBCUs
posted: Mar 1st   source: voices.washingtonpost.com  
President Obama signed an executive order Friday strengthening the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a document first signed by President Carter 30 years ago to "overcome the effects of discriminatory treatment" and expand capacity at the institutions.
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 		End of Line Looks Near for Student Aid Program
posted: Feb 22nd   source: financial-planning.com  
Though regulatory reform has stolen center stage on Capitol Hill, the Obama administration remains intent on wiping out the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and its demise appears to be just a matter of time.
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 		Obama Looks To Overhaul 'No Child Left Behind'
posted: Feb 15th   source: npr.org  
The Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind Act ushered in sweeping changes to America's education system, but many argue it emphasizes testing over learning. NPR's Larry Abramson and Claudio Sanchez explain Obama's proposed education overhaul and assess his new Race to the Top initiative.
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 		Obama attempts to make college more affordable
posted: Feb 15th   source: democratandchronicle.com  
The higher education agenda in President Barack Obama's proposed 2011 budget calls on Congress to enact tax legislation and a new entitlement program, revamp funding for some programs and phase out the Federal Family Education Loan program which provides subsidies to lenders that give student loans.
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