Department of Education

By Marlene Seeklander The Department of Education recently made an update to a key resource for schools. On February 26, the Department posted an update to the 2025–2026 Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference by adding Volumes 3 (Combination System Supplement) and 5 (School Testing Guide). Volumes 1, 2, 6, and 7 remain unchanged. Questions […]

By Marlene Seeklander If you’ve ever been curious about the experiments that the Department of Education offers to institutions, you can read more about them in their annual report. The Department of Education recently announced the publication of the 2024 annual report on the ESI Website. The report highlights findings from experiments involving Pell eligible students, Second Chance

By Marlene Seeklander Colleges and universities were reminded last week of their obligations to comply with nondiscrimination requirements as a part of receiving federal funding. In a February 14 Dear Colleague Letter, the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, stressed that discrimination based on race, color, or national origin has been and will continue to

By Marlene Seeklander A seven-month extension on required reporting could be a welcome relief for some schools. In a recent Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced the extension of the deadline for evaluating the Completers List and reporting Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) data until September 30, 2025. The extension is to

By Marlene Seeklander The 2023-24 Campus-Based program awards will soon be “in the books.” An Electronic Announcement from the Department of Education stated that the 2023-24 Campus-Based program awards closeout will be completed by March 3. The Department uses data from a school’s Fiscal Operations Report for 2023-24 and Application to Participate for 2025-26 (FISAP) to

By Marlene Seeklander Electronic subscriptions are great…until they don’t work. Federal Student Aid (FSA) recently announced that they are trying to resolve an issue with their daily and weekly subscription emails through the Knowledge Center. Since January 18, the daily digest has not been sent, and the weekly digest is incorrectly defaulting to “no updates.” However,

By Marlene Seeklander Administrators at four-year public and private colleges with a commitment to community service may be interested in applying for the Work Colleges Program. The Department of Education recently published an Electronic Announcement outlining the application process for colleges interested participating in the Work Colleges Program for the 2025-26 award year. The Work Colleges