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June 13, 2025 CEA 2025: Empower Your Educators with Valuable Methodology Courses Taught by Expert Educators!

June 13, 2025 CEA 2025: Empower Your Educators with Valuable Methodology Courses Taught by Expert Educators!

The Senate HELP Committee has released its draft text of the education provisions for budget…

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HIGHLIGHTS Senate On Deck: Upper chamber eyes edits to House reconciliation bill …

May 19, 2025 Gainful Employment Lawsuit Update As scheduled, on Friday, May 16, the Department filed its final brief in response to the briefs filed by AACS and Ogle in December. Since the case had been stayed by the court at

May 16, 2025 Last Day to Enter SSOTY…The entry portal for the AACS & L’Oreal…

Yesterday, AACS submitted a response to the Department of Education’s invitation for public feedback published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2025. The public comment included the association’s stance and asks on the topics of Gainful Employment, Changes in Ownership, Bare

May 7, 2025 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HIGHLIGHTS EdW Reconciliation Markup: $351 billion in higher education proposed Collections Resume: Punitive measures for nonpayment begin Accreditation EO: White House lays out accreditation plans Skilled Trade EO: Federal agencies directed to coordinate on skilled trades Student Visa Confusion: Student visas have been restored

2025 AACS Congressional Summit & Hill Day:Two Days of Advocacy, 100+ Congressional Meetings, and One United Voice for Career Education Last week in Washington, D.C., the American Association of Career Schools (AACS) brought together a dynamic group of beauty, barber,

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter”, reminding all institutions of higher ed about…

Last night, the White House issued an executive order cracking down on accrediting agencies and proposing…
