Yesterday, the Department of Education held the first of two public hearings to hear comments on the agenda for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking, currently slated to include borrower defense to repayment and gainful...more
The Department of Education’s (ED) announcement that it plans to engage in a new negotiated rulemaking to revise the Gainful Employment (GE) Rule leaves unanswered critical questions regarding the implementation of certain GE...more
The Department of Education announced today that it will delay, with limited exceptions, the entire set of Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations (BDTR) scheduled to take effect July 1 until further notice, as well as...more
The Department released Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #105 which gives institutions until July 1, 2017 to “(1) submit an alternative earnings appeal to the GE Debt-to-Earnings rates that were released by the...more
On President Trump’s first day in office, the White House ordered a regulatory freeze to allow the incoming administration to review any new or pending regulations. Federal agencies are required to take several steps to allow...more
A smooth transition from the outgoing to incoming administration is a hallmark of democracy and something both parties strive to achieve. Among the myriad issues that must be addressed, one of the more important ones for both...more