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Executive Order to Close the Department of Education: What It Means for Your School

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On March 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education to undertake all...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Impacts on K-12 and Higher Education After Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Eliminating the Department of Education

In a move aimed at delivering on one of his most ambitious campaign promises, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and shift authority over education...more

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So You’re Concerned About Losing Federal Funding: 3 Things Schools Should Do Right Now

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Many K-12 and institutes of higher education are concerned about the potential threat to their federal funding given recent changes to the way the government is interpreting existing federal law to achieve certain policy...more

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Debt Cancellation, Other Changes to Student Lending Program

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​​​​​​​On August 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced an extension of the pause on student loan repayment, student debt cancellation, a new income-driven repayment plan, and proposed changes...more

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Revised Higher Education Reporting Requirements for CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students

On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Federal Register notice revising its May 6, 2020, electronic announcement requiring higher education institutions to publish on their websites certain...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Required Reporting for Colleges and Universities Receiving Emergency Relief Funds

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Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that received emergency relief funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) must report certain designated information to the U.S. Secretary of...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Strict Reporting Requirements and Taxability Information for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students

Here are two breaking developments we do not want you to miss. On May 6, 2020, the same day the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued its sweeping Title IX Final Rule, the Department’s Office of...more

Akerman LLP

Additional CARES Act Higher Education Funding and Clarification on Emergency Student Grants

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On April 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that it intends to disburse the remaining higher education institutional funding under the CARES Act. As discussed in a previous Akerman Practice...more

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Freedom of Expression and Federal Grants – New Proposed Rule

On January 16, 2020, in a move that highlights two First Amendment issues, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed revisions to current regulations to (1)...more

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DeVos Confirmed, Oral Arguments Set in Gloucester County, and Congress Introduces Education Legislation

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Last week, the United States Senate voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. DeVos’ confirmation hearings were contentious, as telephone switchboards in Congress were flooded with constituent calls opposing her...more

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Alert: New Proposal Offers Limited Access to Federal Student Aid for Alternative Providers

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On October 15, 2015, the US Department of Education ("ED") issued a long-awaited notice announcing an "Experimental Sites Initiative" ("ESI") to permit limited access to federal loan and grant programs for students enrolled...more

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