Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here.

ADMINISTRATION

ED approved the second Workforce Pell eligible program, which was for a Clinical Medical Assistant program at Ivy Tech Community College in the State of Indiana.

ED issued a proposed rule on higher education accreditation. ED will accept comments through September 21.

ED recalculated Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) credits for some borrowers after a review of student loan data.

ED issued guidance stating that schools should not consider disparate-impact when assessing potential Title VI liability for student discipline policies.

COURTS

A coalition of labor unions and higher-education groups sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to challenge its recently promulgated rule limiting the length of time international students and journalists may stay in the United States.

Education News Headlines
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New Student Visas Dropped 23% in 2025 [Inside Higher Ed]

AI can now credibly complete most undergraduate assignments, MIT warns [The Washington Post]
MIT Report: “MIT’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training”

Students Who Fail Dual-Enrollment Classes Still Benefit, a New Study Says [Education Week]
West Ed Report: “Course Failure in Dual Enrollment and the Impact on College-Going”

Some colleges begin accepting tuition payments via Venmo [Higher Ed Dive]

Trump Administration Proposes New H-1B Visa Fee [Inside Higher Ed]

Why colleges are cutting Black studies departments, majors and classes [The Washington Post]

Agencies Move to Implement OMB’s Proposed Takeover of Grant Making [Inside Higher Ed]

U. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core Courses [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Trump administration moves to strip bar association’s power to accredit law schools [The Washington Post]

How New Visa Limits Are Already Affecting Colleges [Inside Higher Ed]

International applicant numbers tumble on Common App [Higher Ed Dive]

3-year college degrees grow more popular in the US, saving time and cash. But critics aren’t sold [The Associated Press]

Colleges made deep staff cuts while adding tenure-track faculty last year [Higher Ed Dive]

Ivy Tech Receives Approval for Workforce Pell Program [Inside Higher Ed]

College applications are up, despite questions about higher education [The Washington Post]
Common App Report: “First-Year Application Trends 2025-26 Cуcle”

An Earn-While-You-Learn Path Into Teaching [Inside Higher Ed]
New America Report: “Living Up to Its Promise: Three Ways to Make Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Programs Work”

Education Department proposes accreditation overhaul [Higher Ed Dive]

UNC System Answers McMahon’s ‘Call to Action’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Universities opening tuition payments to PayPal, Venmo [The Hill]

College Leaders Get a Boost From Corporate Board Service [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Field Hearing Advisory: Defense Subcommittee Examines Industrial Base and Workforce Development for Skilled Trades

Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Approves Second Workforce Pell Grant Program in Indiana

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.8476 — No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026
Sponsor: Fine, Randy [Rep.-R-FL-6] (Introduced 04/23/2026) Cosponsors: (16)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 08/20/2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 660.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Notice: Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education.

ED Comment Request: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program. Comment on or before September 24, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Comments due on or before October 20, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation. Comments due on or before October 20, 2026.

ED Notice: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; Notice of Meeting.

ACF Notice: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

ED Comment Request: Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions. Comments due on or before September 21, 2026.

Today’s Federal Register.