DAILY NEWS 12/21/2020

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DAILY NEWS 12/21/2020

 

 

IFAP NOTICES

IFAP Notice: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Reconciliation

IFAP Notice: Protecting Student Information – Compliance With CUI And GLBA

 

 

LEGAL AND REGULATORY NEWS FOR SCHOOLS

6th Circuit US Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Cosmetology Schools Regarding Wage & Hour Lawsuits: This Decision Is Consistent With Other Decisions By Other Courts, But Goes Even Further To Broaden The Standard In Favor Of Cosmetology Schools

Truck Driving Schools: Recognizing Need For Truckers And Challenges To Testing For CDL With COVID, The FMCSA Extends Waiver To Third-Party Testing

New Guidance From IRS On Treatment Of CARES Act Payments To Students

 

 

COVID STIMULUS BILL FINALIZED WITH $900 BILLION IN FUNDING, INCLUDING FOR HIGHER ED AND STUDENTS… SUMMARY LINKED BELOW

COVID Stimulus Package Deal Struck In Washington DC: Here Is Topline Summary Of What Is Included In It

Congress Agrees To $900 Billion Stimulus Deal, Including Funds For Higher Education And Students

Major Changes To The FAFSA, Other Student Aid Provisions As Congress Narrows In On COVID Relief, Fiscal Year 2021 Spending

 

 

CONGRESS ALSO FINALIZES VETERANS BILL WITH LANGUAGE IMPACTING HIGHER ED AND STUDENTS

CECU Statement On Passage Of The Veterans Healthy Care And Benefits Improvement Act; Establishing Universal Treatment Of Colleges

Congress Finishing Veterans Bill To Include Provisions Meant To Protect Against “Predatory” Institutions

Congress Finalizes Sweeping Veterans Policy Bill With Several Provisions Helping Veterans In Higher Ed

 

 

ONE SECRETARY ON WAY OUT, WHILE ANOTHER TO BE NAMED SOON, BUT WHO WILL IT BE?

Biden Weighs Options For Education Secretary Who Will Face Early Political Pressure In School Reopening Bid

Secretary DeVos Spent Four Years Opposing Traditional Public Education Because Of Their Outcomes, Traditional Public Education Supporters Spent Four Years Attacking Her For It, In Waning Days In Office She Speaks Out

 

 

STUDENT LOAN DEBT FORGIVENESS NEWS

The Debate Over Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Gets Muddier: New Report Released Shows Debt Forgiveness Ideas On The Table Disproportionally Help High-Income Families

Download Copy Of Report Here

 

 

OTHER HIGHER ED NEWS

Pennsylvania Urges Colleges To Delay Bringing Students Back

Fall College Enrollment Plummets For 1st-Year Students

Traditional Colleges Lost Nearly Half A Million Student Enrollments This Fall