Cancellation of Spring Advocacy Summit & Legislative Action Days
Dear NAGPS, In the last 24 hours, the conditions surrounding Spring LAD have drastically changed. We have been following the news and any available information regarding the status of COVID-19, fielding…
Legislative Letters 3-9-20
The CDC has urged caution around universities’ foreign activities as a result of the spread of COVID-19; various branches of government are setting up mitigating measures in reaction to the…
Legislative Letters 2-24-20
Higher education policy news has not been slowing down, even with other new making headlines. Education Secretary Betsy Devos announced new regulations regarding sexual misconduct will be released soon. President…
Legislative Letters 2-10-20
There seems to be some progress being made on loan forgiveness with an agreement between the Department of Education and the CFPB, as well as debt erasure for disabled veterans.…
Legislative Letters 1-27-20
Even with the impeachment of President Trump in the Senate, both legislative chambers have introduced several higher education bills. Several Senators have expressed opposition to the NLRB’s ruling that would…
Legislative Letters 1-13-20
Legislative bodies are still awakening from their brief hibernation, but last week several higher-education bills were introduced in the Senate. The House is opposing Betsy DeVos’s loan forgiveness rule as…
Legislative Letters 9-2-19
The Trump administration is solidifying its ties with private student loan companies: The new CFPB student loan ombudsman comes from a heavily-criticized student loan organization, and a former education official…
Legislative Letters 8-19-19
Congress is in recess, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. The Department of Education has agreed to investigate trans students being allowed to compete in sports, scientists and analysts…
Legislative Letters 8-5-19
The President has signed the spending cap deal, leaving Congress until October 1st to get all twelve appropriations bills (or continuing resolutions) on his desk or the government will shut…
Legislative Letters 7-22-19
A spending caps deal has been reached (though not released), and the House is planning on voting on it this week before the August recess, a recess that puts Congress…