House Holds Hearing on College Campus Safety
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) held a hearing looking into best practices to ensure that college campuses are equipped to respond to unexpected tragedies and to learn how colleges and universities can recover from such tragedies.
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House and Senate Reach Conference Agreement on FY08 Budget
House and Senate conferees reached an agreement on the budget resolution for fiscal year 2008.
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House and Senate Legislation on Veterans and Postsecondary Education
Since the start of the 110th Congress, several bills have been introduced to assist active and former military personnel obtain a postsecondary education. CCA has sent letters of support to each Senator or Congressman thanking them for including programs offered at for-profit institutions.
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CCA Personnel Meet With Members of GAO
CCA President Harris Miller along with key members of the government and public relations staff had a two hour meeting with ten representatives of the GAO on Wednesday, January 6th to discuss their research, answer questions, and provide data regarding two reports the office is mandated to conduct under the 2008 higher education reauthorization.
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Department of Education Unveils Simplified FAFSA Form
On Tuesday, January 5th, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the new changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application.
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Round Two of Negotiated Rulemaking Begins
The team meeting to discuss foreign school issues will hold its second round of negotiations next week, January 11 – 15, 2010.
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2010 Legislative Composition Changes
The flip of the calendar to 2010 has amplified the chatter in Washington about the impact of a growing number of House and Senate retirements on both sides of the aisle in the lead up to the 2010 elections.
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NCSL Lists Top 10 Issues of 2010
The National Conference of State Legislatures has released a list of expected top issues in 2010.
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ALEC Publishes Higher Education Pamphlet
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has published a pamphlet entitled “10 Questions State Legislators Should Ask About Higher Education.”
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CCA State Legislative and Regulatory Activity Report Resumes Weekly Publication Schedule
The CCA State Legislative and Regulatory Activity Report resumes a weekly publication schedule this week through Memorial Day.
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Legislation to Exclude Career Colleges Introduced in Nebraska
Legislation was introduced in Nebraska last week that would exclude for-profit postsecondary institutions from being eligible for Nebraska Scholarship Act funds.
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Federal Legislative and Grassroots Committee Update
On Thursday, January 14th, both the CCA Federal Legislative and Grassroots Committees held their monthly conference calls to share information about legislative updates and upcoming events.
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President Obama Proposes New Initiatives for Higher Education in State of the Union Address
The President’s State of the Union address to Congress Wednesday night included new proposals targeted at higher education affordability which supplement the President’s previously announced agenda of reforming the student loan system.
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Update on Negotiated Rulemaking
The third session of the program integrity negotiated rulemaking team concluded this week.
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Program Integrity Negotiated Rulemaking Team Wraps Up
On Friday, January 29, 2010, the negotiated rulemaking team dealing with program integrity issues concluded their third and final session of meetings without reaching consensus on the package before them.
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Obama Administration Releases FY 2011 Budget Request
Tuesday morning, the President released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Budget Request to Congress, marking the start of the annual federal budget cycle that does not reach its conclusion until Congress enacts FY 2011 appropriations spending bills for each federal department.
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Student Aid Bill Discussed in Nebraska
Earlier this week, the Education Committee of Nebraska’s unicameral legislature held a hearing on a bill, LB 745, that would exclude for-profit postsecondary institutions from being eligible for Nebraska Scholarship Act funds.
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CCA’s Moran and Newman Attend ABHES Conference
CCA Executive Vice President of Government Relations Brian Moran and Director of Legislative Affairs Brian Newman attended the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools’ (ABHES) 7th annual conference on Allied Health Education in Las Vegas, Nevada this week.
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Foreign Schools Issues Negotiated Rulemaking
The Foreign Schools negotiated rulemaking team will meet for the third and final time from February 22 – 26, 2010, at the Department of Education offices located at 1990 K Street NW in Washington, DC.
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Secretary Arne Duncan Testimony Before the House Budget Committee
On Thursday, February 25th, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. Department of Education’s FY 2011 Proposed Budget.
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