Since the CARES Act created the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) in April 2020, institutions have faced an ever-changing landscape of new and shifting guidance. We posted a number of articles over the past few...more
In addition to providing institutions relief from certain federal student aid requirements, as discussed in our previous post, the CARES Act relaxes requirements for certain students and borrowers. This post highlights those...more
Following the US Department of Education’s (ED) release of guidance to accrediting agencies on March 17, including the flexibility to bypass public comment periods and adoption by full agency membership, accreditors have been...more
The CARES Act authorizes the US Department of Education (ED) to allow institutions to ease certain federal student aid requirements, provide relief for certain students and borrowers with federally held student loans and...more
As we previously reported, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) warned that, without legislative action, students and veterans could see reductions or disruptions to their educational assistance benefits under the...more
As schools across the country respond to unprecedented challenges caused by COVID-19, students and veterans who rely on the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s educational assistance could see those benefits reduced or paused without...more