CONGRESS

Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) issued a joint statement announcing that the full Senate will proceed with its appropriations process by first considering a fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations minibus that will include the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bills. Consideration of these bills will begin next week.

Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) released a report on “Exploring Congress’ Framework for the Future of AI.”

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that more than four million borrowers are now enrolled in the new SAVE IDR plan.

Vice President Kamala Harris announced her upcoming “Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour.”

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Education News Headlines
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Overtime rule comment period opens; employers can weigh in through Nov. 7 [Higher Ed Dive]

Ohio Republicans to push revised bill limiting college DEI and faculty strikes [Higher Ed Dive]

Why faculty members are polarized on AI [Inside Higher Ed]

Op-Ed: Colleges are ditching the SAT. The high school transcript should be next [Higher Ed Dive]

Survey: how to increase belonging among college students [Inside Higher Ed]

Tyton Report: “Listening to Learners 2023: Increasing Belonging in and out of the Classroom”\

$750,000 in overtime: How a group of LAUSD employees abused extra-pay practices [Los Angeles Times]

What Will Determine AI’s Impact on College Teaching? 5 Signs to Watch. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Florida System Adopts the Classic Learning Test [Inside Higher Ed]

Is the political climate in southern states driving a faculty exodus? [Higher Ed Dive]

Yale affirmative action case dropped, with stipulations [Inside Higher Ed]

What does it take to buck downward enrollment trends? [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor:

Senate Majority Leader

Press Release: Investing in America: Senate Democrats Spread Across Country To Announce Major Projects And Good-Paying Jobs Created By Legislation Passed By Democrats And Signed By President Biden

Senate Minority Leader

Press Release: Senate to Consider Three Important Appropriations Commitments

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy, Romney, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Wages, Protect American Jobs

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy Releases White Paper on Artificial Intelligence

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy Introduces Bill Preventing Julie Su from Serving as Secretary of Labor Indefinitely Without Senate Confirmation

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Chair Good Leads Hearing on the Impact of Illegal Immigration on America’s Workforce

Press Release: Senators Murray and Collins Issue Statement on Plans to Proceed with First Package of Appropriations Bills on Senate Floor

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:

White House Press Release: What They Are Reading in the States: More than 4 Million Student Loan Borrowers Enrolled in New Biden-⁠Harris Administration SAVE Plan

ED Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Completion of Nationwide Unlocking Pathways Summit Series

DOL Press Release: Department of Labor welcomes applications from graduating law students, recent graduates to join Office of the Solicitor’s Honors Program

Legislative Movement in Congress:

S.2729 — A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and to prohibit consideration of other matters in the Senate if appropriations are not enacted.

Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA] (Introduced 09/06/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: Senate – Appropriations

Latest Action: 09/06/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4230)

Press Release: Kaine & Beyer Introduce Bill to Prevent Government Shutdowns

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

FCC Proposed Rule: Connect America Fund: A National Broadband Plan for Our Future High-Cost Universal Service Support; ETC Annual Reports and Certifications; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible To Receive Universal Service Support; Connect America Fund-Alaska Plan; Expanding Broadband Service Through the ACAM Program. Comments due on or before September 18, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program Obligation To Repay Grant Regulations. Comments due on or before September 28, 2023.

ED Grant: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education—Historically Black Colleges or Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges or Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) Research and Development Infrastructure Grant Program. Applications due on or before October 2, 2023

ED Comment Request: Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms. Comments due on or before October 10, 2023.

ED Notice: President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.