Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, denied a motion for a preliminary injunction in Ogle School Management v. U.S. Department of Education.
Today, the judge in the two Gainful Employment complaints denied the preliminary injunction requested by the plaintiffs in the Ogle School Management v. U.S. Department of Education case challenging the Gainful Employment Rule enacted by the Biden Department of Education.
Yesterday, the Department of Education submitted its Proposed Rule on Program Integrity and Institutional Quality to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (“OIRA”) for approval.
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the U.S. Department of Education’s petition for rehearing in CCST v. U.S. Department of Education.
As previously reported, AACS is currently working with Members of Congress to circulate a bi-partisan letter which requests that the Department postpone the effective date of the recently revised 100% Certification Rule to July 1, 2025.
On May 20, 2024, the Department of Education released an Electronic Announcement (“EA”) addressing FAQs related to the new Financial Responsibility and Certification Procedures (including clock hour program length limitations) set to go into effect on July 1, 2024.
The Final Rules on Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures and Ability to Benefit (“ATB”) impose a number of significant changes that will impact institutions of higher education.
The botched FAFSA rollout has been felt across higher education. During a House oversight hearing, Members of Congress noted the impact that the troubled rollout will have on student enrollment in the upcoming fall.
The Department of Education’s publication of the User Guide is intended to help institutions comply with the October 1, 2024 FVT/GE reporting deadlines. This reporting requirement pertains to all AACS member institutions. The required data must be reported by submitting files to NSLDS via the Student Aid Information Gateway or through the online process.
