Senator Senator Patty Murray leads Senate Democrats in introducing $430 billion early childhood, K-12, #highered, and workforce stabilization bill. Includes $132 billion in relief for students and colleges struggling under numerous #COVID19 financial pressures. help.senate.gov/ranking/newsro…

Our team is out with a new 50-State Comparison on Postsecondary Education Funding ecs.org/50-state-compa… via ECS | Education Commission of the States 🧵🧵

About half a dozen states have released reports on how they plan to prioritize a $3 billion subset of funding provided by #CARESAct for state-based education programs. Visit NASFAA for details 👉bit.ly/31eJTEo

Worth noting that Kamala is the first HBCU grad on a major party ticket

In latest legal challenge to U.S. Department of Education ‘s #CARESAct implementation a federal judge has ruled against ED blocking aid allocation guidance, which AG Andrea Joy Campbell argued has led to the exclusion of tens of thousands of vulnerable students. Details on NASFAA 👉 bit.ly/3i2xPNU

📈 Now trending on NASFAA from Rachel Gentry Rotunda: Following #CARESAct unemployment benefits expiration, options remain for working students bit.ly/2ZnfDXM

Looking for an overview of what the 5,593 (!!) pg omnibus holds for higher ed and student aid? NASFAA has you covered! Check out our deep dive analysis and student aid Q&A, all linked on our *new* Consolidated Approps Act 2021 web center: bit.ly/37DWsO0 #fachat

Details on what today’s runoff results could mean for additional pandemic relief, HEA Reauthorization, Pell Grant expansion, college affordability and student loan debt relief 👇🏻

Welcome back Joe Biden! 4 immediate ways to help students:   1 ✅Extend borrower relief through 9/30 2 More COVID $ for students/colleges 3 Rescind IFR on CARES student eligibility  4 Allow *all* students to receive CARES $$ bit.ly/3spRcWz

Watching Lady Gaga sing “oh say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave” while pointing to the Capitol and the exact spot where a mob broke into windows two weeks ago - with the sun breaking out of the clouds at that moment - was beyond moving. Still have a tear in my eye.

Why is removing number in college from the federal methodology formula a step towards equity? Look no further: nasfaa.org/news-item/2456… NASFAA: "a worthy tradeoff for a simpler, more equitable formula that ensures grant aid is maximized for our country's lowest income students"

“One thing you have to mention is that his top priority related to higher education now is responding to the pandemic and making sure students in schools have adequate support and guidance to weather the storm,” Rachel Gentry Rotunda said.

We’re at the People’s Rally for Student Debt Cancellation today, as the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program.

This week on a special episode of #OffTheCuff Justin Draeger is joined by Rep. Rep. Bobby Scott ranking member of the Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats for a discussion on the latest issues impacting the higher education policymaking landscape. 🎙️ bit.ly/3HhBupK

Really important & eye-opening discussion between my Third Way Education colleague Chazz Robinson & Justin Draeger about economic mobility, graduate education & more on NASFAA's Off the Cuff podcast this week - give a listen here: nasfaa.org/off_the_cuff_e…

🎙️ New #OffTheCuff episode alert! I had the privilege of chatting with Chazz Robinson from Third Way about the impactful 2023 Economic Mobility Index (EMI) as well as the intricacies of graduate-level debt. Enjoyed digging into this w/ Chazz!