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US House members scrutinize "big, beautiful" law"s loan limits for nursing degrees
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (837+ words) WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) " U. S. Education Secretary Linda Mc Mahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students. Lawmakers took specific aim at stricter loan caps set…...
Institutions Prepare for New Accreditation Regulations
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (865+ words) As the second week of accreditation negotiations gets underway, experts say the operational cost of the new regulations may be high for institutions'but the payoff could be worth it. As the Department of Education heads into its second week of…...
Fed Govt unveils new education policy to address out-of-school crisis
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (355+ words) May 18, 2026 by Our Reporter The Federal Government has launched a new National Policy on Alternative Learning Pathways to expand access to education for out-of-school children, youths and adults. Dr John Edeh, the Director of Literacy and Development, National Commission for…...
Mississippi faces decline in public school enrollment, raising funding concerns
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (465+ words) Tippah News Mississippi has lost nearly 70, 000 public school students since 2013, according to sources familiar with the state's education data. The majority of the state's 113 school districts have experienced enrollment declines, some by as much as 40 percent. Experts attribute the decline…...
[Webinar] Title IX Litigation Update (Free Title IX In Focus Series) - May 28th, 1: 00 pm - 2: 00 pm ET
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (304+ words) What are the courts saying these days about Title IX? Join Bricker Graydon Wyatt Higher Education attorneys for a one-hour webinar, as they break down current trends to help your Title IX team stay compliant. .. .By: Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP…...
New York State Commissioner of Education Annuls District Policies Prohibiting Students from Accessing Facilities Aligned with Their Gender Identity
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (506+ words) On April 20, 2026, the New York State Commissioner of Education annulled two district policies that prohibited transgender and gender nonconforming students from accessing facilities that correspond with their gender identity. In Appeal of Jane and John Doe, Decision No. 18, 726, the Commissioner…...
[Event] Legal Ethics Considerations for Civil Rights Compliance in Education - May 27th, Denver, CO
1+ week, 3+ day ago (320+ words) Join education attorney and Coloradan, Dr. Eric T. Butler, for a fast-paced, one-hour CLE focused on the ethical challenges that arise in civil rights compliance in education. This session examines how the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct intersect with Title…...
Education Department Proposes New Earnings Accountability Framework for Higher Education
2+ week, 2+ day ago (147+ words) The proposed rule, "Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability" (RIN 1840-AE06), is available for public comment until May 20, 2026. Under the proposed rule, a program at an institution receiving…...
A Federal Fund for Professional Development Is Clouded by Uncertainty
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (1038+ words) Brooke Olsen-Farrell was mapping out a 2026-27 budget last fall under the assumption that her district's main source of funding for teacher professional development simply wouldn't materialize. At the time, the superintendent of Vermont's Slate Valley Unified school district'like education leaders…...
U. Washington scrubs "all-gender" restroom page from website in wake of complaint
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (884+ words) A screenshot of a removed 'all-gender' restroom page on the University of Washington website; University of Washington Defending Education alleges the public university "is violating Title IX by refusing to give its female students access to single-sex intimate spaces" SEATTLE…...