Senate passes invoice to mandate Oct. 1 FAFSA deadline

The U.S. Senate unanimously handed the FAFSA Deadline Act on Thursday, lower than every week after the Home unanimously handed it. Now the laws heads to President Biden’s desk. The invoice would mandate that the Schooling Division launch the federal help type by Oct. 1 annually; at present the deadline is Jan. 1. Whereas most years the…

Senator Invoice Cassidy will chair Senate HELP Committee

Senator Invoice Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, at the moment serves as rating member of the HELP committee. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos Dr. Invoice Cassidy will now formally lead the Senate Well being, Training, Labor and Pensions Committee subsequent yr because the Republicans take management of the higher chamber following the election, the Louisiana Republican introduced Thursday….

Federal anti-hazing invoice clears Home, heads to Senate

Federal anti-hazing laws handed the Home of Representatives on Tuesday and is on its approach to the Senate, which must approve it earlier than it may possibly change into legislation.  The bipartisan Cease Campus Hazing Act would require establishments to incorporate hazing incidents of their annual safety reviews, implement hazing-prevention programming and publish their hazing…

Senate proposes Pell Grant increase, FSA funding improve

Senator Patty Murray, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, stated the Senate’s proposed price range for the Departments of Schooling, Labor and Well being and Human Providers “makes main new investments to assist People in each a part of the nation.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos Senate appropriators on Thursday signed off on a…

Trustees vote to dissolve UK’s college Senate

The College of Kentucky Board of Trustees voted Friday morning to dissolve the college Senate, The Lexington Herald-Chief reported. The college Senate, which is greater than a century previous, consists of college members who beforehand had the ability to approve or reject new tutorial applications and programs. However because of Friday’s vote, the physique will…