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

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) finalized its Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) rule, which revises regulations related to ED’s recognition of accrediting agencies and the standards accreditors must use to evaluate institutions of higher education.

ED updated the College Scorecard by removing certain Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) designations and adding data on students’ average earnings at a given institution seven years after graduation.

Education News Headlines
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Dems Take Control of Congress, Pledge to Hold Trump Accountable [Inside Higher Ed]

Here’s the Latest on Higher Ed and the Midterms [The Chronicle of Higher Ed]

Higher Ed Groups Condemn Proposal That Could Ax Private College Tax Exemptions [Inside Higher Ed]

House Republicans accuse the American Psychological Association of antisemitism, threaten accreditation [The Hill]

Democrats Vie to Take Back House Education Committee [Inside Higher Ed]

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Harvard on admissions [The Washington Post]

Proposed Census Changes Prompt Concerns About Counting Students [Inside Higher Ed]

Generative AI Has Transformed Higher-Ed Jobs [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Congressional Control, State Bonds, Trans Sports Bans: Higher Ed in the Midterms [Inside Higher Ed]

Here’s the Latest on Higher Ed and the Midterms [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Colleges Prepare for Credit Transfer Regulations [Inside Higher Ed]

As courting students gets tougher, colleges vie to make the admissions process friendlier [The Hechinger Report]

Trump Finalizes Accreditation Overhaul, Raising Concerns of Politicized Oversight [Inside Higher Ed]

Alleged ‘ghost’ students accused of stealing millions in financial aid [The Washington Post]

Dartmouth official resigns over AI use [The Hill]

Their colleges closed, but the government refuses to erase their debts, lawsuit says [NPR]

McMahon Says ‘Institutional Decay’ Compelled a ‘Reckoning’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Midterm results could bring brewing student loan battle to a head [The Hill]

Undergraduate enrollment inched up this fall, while master’s dips 3.7% [Higher Ed Dive]

The Untapped Potential of Adult Learners [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: After Historic Gains & With A New Senate Majority, Leader Schumer Tells Americans “Relief Is On The Way”

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: NEXT WEEK: Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Nomination for EEOC General Counsel

November 10: Full Committee Nomination Hearing on “Nomination of Catherine Eschbach to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Walberg Statement Following Supreme Court Arguments in Religious Liberty Case

November 13: Full Committee Field Hearing on “Workers in Charge: Restoring Choice and Accountability in the Workplace”
320 East 9^th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 or via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET
House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Walberg Requests GAO Review of Graduate School Tuition Costs

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairman Walberg Applauds DOJ Crackdown on Ghost Student Fraudsters

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Report Exposes Antisemitism at American Psychological Association

Press Release: Walberg: College Accreditors Should Focus on Student Success, Not Political Agendas

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Chairman Smith on PCE, GDP Reports: Republicans Fight to Lower Prices, Deliver Bigger Paychecks, More Jobs, & Targeted Tax Relief

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Murray, Baldwin Blast Secretary McMahon for Spending $43k on New Office Furniture While Cutting Off Funding for Students & Working to Dismantle the Department

Department of Education and the Administration

DOL Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Launches Registered Apprenticeship Incentive Payments for High-growth Industries

IES Blog: Better Together: Advancing Opportunities for AI in Special Education through Collaboration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Finalizes Rule to Reform, Strengthen, and Modernize Higher Education Accreditation

White House Press Release: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ended the Illegal and Discriminatory Practices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

ED Press Release: Secretary McMahon Delivers “The Next 250: Higher Education” Remarks at Vanderbilt University

ED Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Delivers Remarks on the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Restore Public Trust in Higher Education

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.8183 — MATCH Act of 2026
Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4] (Introduced 04/02/2026) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 10/29/2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 758.

H.R.10922 — To impose liability on State officers and employees who fail to prevent fraud, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Cline, Ben [Rep.-R-VA-6] (Introduced 10/29/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary; Agriculture; Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 10/29/2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R.10949 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.
Sponsor: Vasquez, Gabe [Rep.-D-NM-2] (Introduced 10/29/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 10/29/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Comment Request: Revisions to the Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Comments due on or before December 3, 2026.

ED Notice: NCES Request for Information, Correction

IMLS Comment Request: Native American Library Services Basic Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity. Comments due on or before January 2, 2027.

CNCS Comment Request: AmeriCorps Application Questions. Comments due on or before December 29, 2026.

ED Final Rule: Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies

ACF Comment Request: Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Block Grants. Comments due on or before November 30, 2026.

ED Notice: List of Borrowers Who Have Defaulted on Their Health Education Assistance Loans.

ED Comment Request: Request for Information. Comments due on or before December 3, 2026.

Today’s Federal Register.