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Apr 03, 2023
The department’s guidance expanding the definition of third-party servicers has already been delayed until September because of initial pushback from the higher education industry.

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April 4, 2023
The Education Department is right to try to regulate third-party providers and curtail online marketing, but there’s a simpler, more transparent way to do it, James DeVaney and John Katzman write.
April 3, 2023
The department’s guidance expanding the definition of third-party servicers has already been delayed until September because of initial pushback from the higher education industry.
March 31, 2023
Advocates for students say accessing SNAP benefits will be more difficult once the pandemic health emergency ends and that broader reforms to the program are needed.
March 30, 2023
Several lawmakers suggested that Congress could take action to better protect free speech on college campuses—but how they would do so is unclear.
March 29, 2023
Higher education associations want the Education Department to repeal the entire free inquiry rule put in place by the Trump administration.
March 28, 2023
The draft is the first glimpse of what the new version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will look like when it launches later this year.
March 24, 2023
President Biden’s student loan policies came under fire during a House hearing that featured lots of talking points and few specific policy solutions.
March 23, 2023
House Republicans investigating the “weaponization of the federal government” want information from several disinformation researchers who were recently accused of being part of the “censorship industrial complex.”
March 21, 2023
Possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university raises existential questions about the for-profit sector and federal regulation of higher education. A panel of experts weighs them.
March 21, 2023
Students from families that own farms or small businesses could see less financial aid under the new formula set to launch this year, but some groups are calling on Congress to fix the issue before the new FAFSA is released.

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