A new federal work-study experiment proposed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will provide institutions with more flexibility to enable students to earn work-study benefits for apprenticeships, internships and work-based learning programs.
Lawmakers considered six bills this week that could impact the lives of teachers and students in significant ways.
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is looking to invest in STEM education starting in high school and continuing into workforce development.
New America has released an online repository for public opinion surveys through an interactive dashboard designed for researchers, journalists and policymakers.
Lawmakers in Congress introduced five bills this week that could impact the lives of teachers and students in significant ways.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s $5 billion plan to provide students with more school choices was met with skepticism from House Democrats at a recent hearing.
The House Education and Labor Committee is looking to include changes to the accreditation process for colleges in the forthcoming Higher Education Act reauthorization.
The Trump administration is weighing in on the upcoming HEA reauthorization with a set of proposed reforms.
A new report from the "Higher Education Committee of 50" offered 36 recommendations for helping students overcome the obstacles preventing them from "enrolling in, paying for and graduating from college." Among them: allowing for the filing of multi-year FAFSAs; eliminating the ban on collecting student unit-record level data; and requiring the U.S. Department of Education to add a "dynamic, user-tested truth-in-lending calculator and annual debt letter to the advising process of prospective students and to StudentLoans.gov, the federal web portal for borrowers.
Lawmakers in the House Education and Labor Committee are eager to address affordability in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.