Feb 22, 2024
ACE’s Emmanual Guillory, senior director of government relations, joins hosts Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer to talk about the College Cost Reduction Act—the new Higher Education Act reauthorization bill from House Republicans—as well as the status of funding the federal government for FY 2024 and the latest on the Department of Education’s problematic FAFSA rollout.
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Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
Senate Republicans Officially Block
Foreign Aid Bill With Border Changes
Politico | Feb. 7, 2024
House Committee Advances GOP Plan to
Overhaul Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed | Feb. 1, 2024
Summary: The College Cost Reduction
Act
American Council on Education | Jan. 19, 2024
College Cost Transparency Initiative
Millions of College Students in
Limbo After Aid Application Information Is Delayed Until
March
NBC News | Jan. 30, 2024
Some Colleges Are Pivoting as FAFSA
Delays Drag On
The New York Times (sub. req.) | Feb. 8, 2024
Extending Enrollment and Financial
Aid Deadlines
American Council on Education
Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher
Education 2023-2024
U.S. Department of Education