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ED Releases New Guidance Regarding FVT-GE Data and STATS Early Implementation
On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released important new guidance addressing Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) reporting, early implementation of ...
Beyond the Headlines Preparing Students for Potential Changes in Federal Student Aid Administration
The House Education & Workforce Committee recently advanced legislation that would transfer several responsibilities currently housed within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to other federal ...
Department of Education Approves First in the Nation Workforce Pell Program
The Department of Education’s final regulations implementing the Workforce Pell Grant program—authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—are now in effect, and the pathway ...
House Education Committee Advances Legislative Package to Transfer ED Responsibilities and Appropriations to Other Agencies
Legal Counsel at HEAG is closely tracking a House Education & Workforce Committee Bill that would shift core Department of Education functions to other federal agencies. ...
What the D.C. District Court’s Stay Means for “Professional Student” Status and Loan Limits—And What Schools Should Do Now
On June 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stayed portions of the Department of Education’s narrowed definition of “professional degree” under ...
Beyond Regulation: Perfecting Your Team’s PJ Skills
It’s summer, first semester invoices have been sent, and now the real work begins. It’s common to receive an influx of appeals once students receive their ...
Leadership Strategies to Retain and Sustain Financial Aid Staff Through the OB3 WFTCA Storm
If we learned anything emerging from the pandemic, it is that during difficult and challenging times, financial aid professionals do not simply need appreciation; they need ...
Beyond Borrowing Limits – Preparing Financial Aid Offices for the New OB3 WFTCA Student Loan Reality Through Scenario-Based Advising
*Guidance from ED is changing rapidly. This blog contains valuable information, but content has also been updated by NASFAA in its June 30, 2026 post, "Following ...
SAP FAQs: Your Satisfactory Academic Progress Questions Answered
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is one of the more complicated standards for determining Title IV financial aid eligibility. One reason is that the standards are different ...
New RISE Rules: Prepare Your Campus
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on July 4, 2025, severely curtailed federal loan availability for graduate and professional programs to ...