President and Administration
Today, the President released his 2020 budget to lawmakers…The Senate and House will hold hearings this week and next to discuss the president’s proposed budget. Highlights of the proposal include…
President Trump requested $8.6 billion in new funding for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border in his FY20 budget proposal. The Senate is expected to…
According to the Associated Press, as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants…
On 3/6 a federal judge in California ruled that President Trump and the Department of Justice cannot withhold federal funds from “sanctuary cities”. The case related specifically to…
Department of Education
On Thursday, March 7, a federal judge ruled that the Education Department violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it delayed the implementation of an Obama-era rule by two years. The rule, which was finalized in December 2016, was designed to…
Congress
On Friday, March 8, the House passed H.R. 1, a voting reform bill that, among other provisions, requires colleges to appoint "campus vote coordinators" responsible for helping students register. Additionally, it would create…
On Tuesday, March 12, at 10:00am the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing on "Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Simplifying the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and Reducing the Burden of Verification."
Additionally, the House Education and Labor Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee will hold a hearing at 10:15am on "Growing a Healthy Next Generation: Examining Federal Child Nutrition Programs" and the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing at 2:00pm on "Oversight of For-Profit Colleges: Protecting Students and Taxpayer Dollars from Predatory Practices."
On Wednesday, March 13, at 8:00am the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on "The Cost of College: Student Centered Reforms to Bring Higher Education Within Reach."
On 3/13 the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Department of Health and Human Services Budget Request for FY2020" at 2:00pm. The hearing will provide…
On Thursday, March 7, Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019. The bill would create…
Other News
On Thursday, March 7, the Hope Center, released a study that found that 19% of California’s 2.1 million community college students have been homeless during the past year. The survey is the most comprehensive yet done on…It echoes earlier findings that…