Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. June 12, 2024 CONGRESS Six House Republican Committee Chairs initiated probes into colleges and universities over their response to antisemitic incidents on campuses. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education released updated data on 2024-2025 Free Application […]
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. June 5, 2024 ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that it has processed more than 10 million 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms to date. ED said that it will continue […]
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The Hill reported that House Majority Steve Scalise (R-LA) is seeking to pass all 12 appropriations bills by August, with the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) bill being projected for consideration on […]
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. May 22, 2024 CONGRESS House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wrote a letter to leaders at Northwestern University announcing that the Committee has launched a formal investigation into the college. Chair Foxx […]
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. May 15, 2024 CONGRESS The bipartisan leaders of the appropriations and authorizing committees of Congress sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, calling for a timely Free Application for Federal Student […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. May 3, 2024 CONGRESS The House passed H.R.6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, by a vote of 320 to 91. ADMINISTRATION ED announced that applicants without Social Security Numbers (SSNs) can temporarily access and complete the […]
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 […]