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Arkansas Wins Federal Waiver to Consolidate $8.8 Million in Education Funds
The Education Department also approved Ed-Flex authority and accountability changes covering advanced assessments and temporary alternative-learning placements.
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Education Department Has 10 Priority GAO Items Open
Federal auditors elevated student-aid modernization, sensitive-data protection and charter-school management financial risk after only one earlier priority item was completed.
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Education Department Finalizes Earnings Test for Federal Student Loans
College programs that miss a new earnings benchmark in two of three award years can lose access to Direct Loans, with broader Title IV consequences possible after sustained failure.
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Education Department Removes Title VI Disparate-Impact Rules
The department says its civil-rights office will focus Title VI enforcement on intentional discrimination while retaining a complaint process.
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Federal Student-Loan Autopay Discount Rises to 1 Percentage Point
Eligible Direct Loan borrowers must enroll by Sept. 30 and remain in automatic payments to receive the temporary reduction through June 2028.
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GAO’s Education Priority List Grew From 8 to 10
The federal watchdog added three priority items after the department implemented one, sharpening its focus on student aid, data privacy and charter-school financial risk.
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Older Workers Found Jobs Less Often After Federal Training Programs, GAO Says
People 55 and older were 22% of participants in six programs, but their post-exit employment rates trailed younger groups.
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IES Opens Five Education Research Grant Competitions
Applications for training, methods, replication and state longitudinal-data programs are due Oct. 1, with maximum awards ranging from $800,000 to $1.2 million.
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Iowa’s 14-Week EMT Course Became the First Federally Approved Workforce Pell Program
Eligible students at Iowa Central Community College can now use Pell grants for the short program. The approval also tests a new accountability system for eight- to 15-week credentials.