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Inside Higher Ed
No Emergency Aid for DACA Students
College students who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children aren’t eligible for emergency aid Congress set aside in its stimulus package to help students who have experienced disruptions due to the closure of campuses during the coronavirus epidemic, the Education Department said Tuesday.
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Inside Higher Ed
College Groups: Hold Off on Debt Cancellation
Associations representing the nation’s colleges and universities told congressional leaders on Monday they should put off considering canceling student debt until later. Instead, the American Council on Education, and other associations representing four-year institutions as well as community colleges, in a letter said Congress should focus right now on providing short-term help for borrowers as…
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Inside Higher Ed
College Credit in the Time of Coronavirus
Six major higher education groups issued a set of principles Thursday for accepting academic credit during this tumultuous time. The statement, drafted by the American Council on Education and signed by the leaders of groups representing public, private nonprofit and community colleges, highlights eight practices institutions should follow to best help students navigate the transfer…
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Inside Higher Ed
The Higher Education Act and the Pandemic
It feels like a long time ago. But before the pandemic created a public health crisis, shuttered businesses and raised questions about how and when Congress will be able to meet again, Republicans and Democrats on the Senate’s education committee were “dang close” to reaching an agreement to update the nation’s main higher education law…
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The News Gazette
Public state universities seeking more funds in next relief bill
The coronavirus pandemic has already cost public universities in Illinois about $224 million, nearly $100 million more than they expect to receive from Congress’ $2.2 trillion relief package. In a letter, the presidents of the state’s public universities urged the state’s U.S. senators and representatives to include more higher-education funding in its next relief package.
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