With colleges and universities cancelling in-person classes and moving to remote or online courses to limit the spread of COVID-19, Steve Gonzalez, Senior Vice President of Government, Military & Veterans Relations at Career Education Colleges made the following statement:

“CECU’s encourages Congress to ensure student veterans’ existing GI Bill® benefits and housing allowances are not negatively impacted due to the health-related situation outside of the school or student veterans’ control.”

CECU News
Today, Career Education Colleges and Universities launched an information webpage for institutions responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19). CECU’s Coronavirus webpage includes a multitude of helpful resources to assist higher education leaders understand the various legal and operational implications of temporarily closing a campus or adapting courses to online learning.

CECU News
CECU Applauds the Department of Veterans Affairs Standing up for Veterans
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) praised the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration for their recent decision to suspend approval of new enrollments for the education and training of Veterans at five universities following alleged abuses by those institutions.

Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) praised the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration for their recent decision to suspend approval of new enrollments for the education and training of Veterans at five universities following alleged abuses by those institutions.

Education Politics and Policy
Senate to vote Wednesday on reversing DeVos student loan rule – The Hill
Senate Democrats will force a vote Wednesday in their attempts to reverse a Department of Education rule that they worry will hinder student loan borrowers’ ability to seek loan forgiveness from predatory institutions.
 
Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today, in a speech on the Senate floor, urged his Senate colleagues to support the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval overturning Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ rewritten borrower defense rule when it comes for a vote this week.
 
Senate Democrats to force vote this week to reverse DeVos student loan policy – CNN
Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote in the coming days to overturn a Trump administration student loan forgiveness policy that they argue eliminates essential protections for defrauded students

CECU Hill Day
This morning, president and CEO of CECU, Steve Gunderson, kicked off the 2020 Hill Day in Alexandria, Virginia. Today's attendees will hear from Robert “Bob” King, Assistant Secretary for Higher Education; Paul Lawrence, Under Secretary of VA for Benefits; Jinann Bitar, Bipartisan Policy Center; a panel of veterans organization voices and a special briefing preparing for the Congressional visits tomorrow.

Last Friday, CECU Senior Vice President of Policy and Research Nicholas Kent had the privilege of moderating and participating on a panel of education policy experts that discussed key regulatory issues currently facing postsecondary education. The conversation, which capped off the 17th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education hosted by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, covered a variety of new federal and state changes impacting ABHES-accredited institutions, including those related to accreditation, institutional financial responsibility, cybersecurity, student aid delivery, and Title IX. ​