Reports concerning the Trump administration’s rumored plan to separate Federal Student Aid (FSA) from the Department of Education (ED) into an independent agency by October 2027 have raised several ...

The update follows a preliminary injunction issued on October 16, 2026, which ordered ED to treat the naturopathic medicine degree as a professional degree. The injunction was issued in response to a ...

The lawsuit, filed in early October against ED for its decision to publish the identities of foreign donors that institutions reported under Section 117 since 2020, argues that this decision exceeded ...

Today, NASFAA announced that Mindy Eline, executive director of Blue Icon Advisors and longtime NASFAA vice president, plans to retire on June 30, 2027, concluding a career with NASFAA that spans ...

"Higher education students and their families are seeing major changes to federal student loans this summer as many of the student loan policies in President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy ...

Roughly a year after the announcement of ACTS creation, the Urban Institute released a report outlining the administrative burden this new reporting supplement has cost institutions, along with ...

The Department of Education (ED) announced last week its oversight strategy to hold federal student loan servicers accountable for their customer service, as thousands of borrowers reported issues ...

On Friday, the Department of Education (ED) released implementation guidance and an updated FAQ document for the FAFSA simplification provisions that become effective in the 2024-25 award year. While ...

On Monday, the Department of Education (ED) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed regulations on the new Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability ...

The Administrative Cost Allowance (ACA) supports the administration of the federal student aid programs by offsetting the cost of compliance with federal law and regulation. Congress should maintain ...

A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the Department of Education (ED) to treat a naturopathic medicine degree (N.D.) as a “professional” degree and therefore be eligible ...

The rollout of FAFSA simplification is slated to be one of Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) biggest priorities for the upcoming year that will have profound effects on student aid. In a new report ...