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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash

Inside Higher Ed

Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash Liam Knox Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed. Byline(s) Liam Knox Katherine Knott

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Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay

Higher Ed Dive

Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March. The moves come after the U.S.

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., Sloan Foundation.

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Eastern Gateway Community College to close Oct. 31

Higher Ed Dive

Department of Education. The beleaguered Ohio institution faced financial challenges in recent years, spurred by a legal battle with the U.S.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.

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House antisemitism probe demands stronger federal oversight of colleges

Higher Ed Dive

The 43-page report accused some colleges of failing to prevent antisemitism and the U.S. Department of Education of not imposing “real consequences.”