Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Elections were held last week for the entire U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a statement titled, “The Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a press release on its student loan forgiveness initiative, stating that 26 million people have provided the U.S. Department of Education (ED) with the information […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) efforts to address the teacher shortage. GAO released a report on equity and safety on school dress codes. […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates this week. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration began accepting applications for its Federal student loan forgiveness initiative that allows Federal student loan borrowers to access up to $20,000 in Federal loan […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates this week. ADMINISTRATION The White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse held a youth roundtable. The Biden Administration provided a preview for the application it will use […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates this week. ADMINISTRATION President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint new members to the President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics. The Biden […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. October 4, 2022 CONGRESS The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to keep the Federal government funded until December 16. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate for the Biden […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. September 27, 2022 Education News Headlines [Click on the link to read the article online] Senate Democrats release short-term government funding bill [The Hill] Price tag of Biden’s student debt relief is about $400B, […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. September 20, 2022 Education News Headlines [Click on the link to read the article online] Congress renews fight to help people trapped in spousal student loans [The Washington Post] Waiting for loan forgiveness, borrowers […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. September 13, 2022 Education News Headlines [Click on the link to read the article online] Education Department plan to squash sham nonprofit conversions draws mixed response [Higher Ed Dive] Who’ll Pay for Public Access […]