Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. April 25, 2024 ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on student loan forgiveness. There is a 30-day period for public comment on this NPRM. ED announced […]
In a recent letter to the Department of Education (ED), Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, expressed RAMC’s concern about ED’s negotiated rulemaking proposal to eliminate most ways in which institutions of higher education help students save […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Yesterday, H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, passed the House floor on a vote of 378-26. This bill would reauthorize several titles under the the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Rutgers University officials regarding antisemitism on campus. ADMINISTRATION ED announced a delay for institutions of higher education to […]