A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group.

HOUSE and SENATE

The House and Senate were in recess until after the September 5^th Labor Day Holiday.

ADMINISTRATION

The owner of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a chain of for-profit colleges, filed a lawsuit in Federal court over the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) decision to deny recognition of their schools as non-profit, rather than for-profit, institutions of higher education.

It was reported that Donald Trump’s campaign has added Rob Goad, a policy adviser to Representative Luke Messer (R-IN), as an education adviser to the campaign.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton named Rohit Chopra, a former assistant director and student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to her transition team.

Education News Headlines
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Nassirian and LeBlanc debate new federal experiment on noncollege job training [Article 6 – Inside Higher Ed]

Group Unveils a ‘Model Policy’ for Handling Student Data [Article 7 – The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Clinton ‘free’ plan would boost public college enrollment, harm private colleges [Article 2 – Inside Higher Ed]

Clinton campaign taps 2 prominent for-profit critics [Article 3 – Inside Higher Ed]

College Board’s Access and Diversity Collaborative Guide: “Implications from Fisher II The U.S. Supreme Court’s Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education Regarding Race-Conscious Enrollment Practices”

Campuses With Child-Care Centers Are on the Decline, Report Says [Article 10 – The Chronicle of Higher Education]
Institute for Women’s Policy Research Report: “Child Care for Parents in College: A State-by-State Assessment.”

Groups Release New Guide to Student Mental Health [Article 11 – Inside Higher Ed]
National Alliance on Mental Illness Guide: “Starting the Conversation: College and Your Mental Health”

Military Students More Likely to Attend For-Profits and Online [Article 9 – Inside Higher Ed]

Universities are slowly opening their doors to former convicts [Article 8 – The Atlantic]

The Administration
Department of Labor

• Blog: Pursuing a Degree While Working, Thanks to Flexible Options

Institute of Education Sciences

• Report: “After the Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Profile of Military Service Members and Veterans Enrolled in Undergraduate and Graduate Education”
• Report: Remedial Coursetaking at U.S. Public 2- and 4- Year Institutions: Scope, Experiences, and Outcomes

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Comment Request: The system of records entitled “Common Services for Borrowers (CSB).” Comments due October 3, 2016.

ED Comment Request: Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs. Comments due October 31, 2016.

ED Comment Request: Foreign Schools Eligibility Criteria Apply to Participate in Title IV HEA Programs. Comments due October 31, 2016.

ED Notice: Notice Of Intent To Fund Down The State And Partnership Grant Slates From Fy 2014; GEAR UP Program

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provisions—Subpart K—Cash Management. Comments due November 7, 2016.