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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The agency is temporarily rolling back administrative requirements as colleges grapple with an abridged financial aid timeline.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

To avoid a repeat of this year's glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct. 1 with a limited number of students and institutions.

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MARCH 22, 2023

Typically the student financial aid form goes live in October every year, but it’s in the process of being simplified.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Agency officials struck an optimistic tone about the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A new report calls for gathering deeper information on other admissions factors, too, like institutions’ legacy preferences and early decision programs.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

The regulatory package broadens the circumstances in which financially shaky colleges must offer letters of credit, among other consumer protections.

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MARCH 14, 2023

The agency said shoppers will evaluate whether institutions are misrepresenting themselves in areas like completion rates and job placements.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Ron DeSantis called accrediting agencies “unaccountable, unappointed, unelected” in a press conference Thursday.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

In remarks at a conference for accreditors, Assistant Secretary Nasser Paydar also scolded some colleges for "chasing the rankings."

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The effort aims to smooth the so-far bumpy debut of the new form, which has been hampered by delays and glitches.

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MARCH 9, 2023

The president’s fiscal 2024 blueprint, which would also boost the maximum Pell Grant, has virtually no chance of surviving Congress as drafted.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The agency recently started asking about the contentious practice of giving admissions preference to alumni’s relatives.

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APRIL 5, 2024

The process will affect between 15% and 20% of previously submitted federal financial aid applications.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Student Defense argues the department should have cut off student aid for the five institutions, which include the closing Pittsburgh Career Institute.

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JUNE 3, 2024

A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

The public institution said noncompliant aspects of its web presence stemmed from “years of inattentiveness.”

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MARCH 14, 2024

The agency also announced fixes to issues that prevented some students from completing the form, though it flagged several new glitches.

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MAY 1, 2023

The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated.

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MAY 17, 2023

The agency also introduced regulatory proposals to collect and publish new data from all colleges, like potential earnings.

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JULY 12, 2024

In a letter to the agency, Reps. Virginia Foxx and James Comer said they will ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The agency will conduct negotiated rulemaking next year, which brings together representatives of different groups to discuss policy details.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

The agency’s regulatory agenda also reveals it will pursue rulemaking on the law requiring colleges to report foreign gifts worth $250,000 or more.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

CHEA said the August directive curtails accreditors' independence in creating resolution processes.

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JULY 11, 2024

The credit ratings agency flagged several regulations that could fall under threat, including the new gainful employment and Title IX rules.

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Department Education 285

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Turnover hampered a unit overseeing a ban on colleges lying about programs, costs and student outcomes, the Government Accountability Office said.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Young America's Foundation, a conservative activist group, argued that the program’s eligibility requirements violate the Constitution.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The agency’s recent rebuke of Troy University signals continued oversight in this area — for which colleges should prepare, experts say.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

FSA received 90,000 complaints in 2022, many of which related to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment programs.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The highly anticipated gainful employment regulation requires for-profit institutions to pass debt-to-earnings tests to access federal aid.

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MAY 6, 2024

The agency announced a $50 million effort to provide more support to students and families in light of the botched rollout of the new form.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Florida Career College took in more than $99 million in Title IV funds in its fiscal year ending in 2020.

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MAY 4, 2023

Analysts said colleges like Arkansas State University that heavily depend on these vendors would face greater administrative burdens and expenses.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The agency also finished work on a policy that will allow incarcerated students to receive federal Pell Grants.

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