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Week in Review Archives (4/4/07-12/21/07)

December 21, 2007

Congress Gives in on Funding and Goes Home
NAICU Presidents Help Slow Down HEA
Congress Fails to Renew Expiring Tax Benefits
Finally, Some Progress on Accreditation

November 6, 2007

Congress to Vote on Additional Pell Grant Increase
House College Cost Hearing More Tempered than Anticipated
HEA Extended Again

October 25, 2007

Senate Moves Toward End Game on Student Aid Appropriations
DREAM Act Defeated in Senate
Private Colleges Should Review New Lobbying Rules
U-CAN Celebrates First Month, Continues to Grow

October 3, 2007:

Senate Finance Committee Plans October Higher Ed Tax Bill
This Week's Odds: HEA Gets Done This Fall
President Signs Student Aid Reconciliation Bill
NAICU Launches U-CAN
FY2008 to Begin Without a Shutdown
HEROS Bill Heads to the President
Private Colleges Continue to Have Lowest Default Rate

September 13, 2007

Congress Puts $11 Billion into Pell Grants. . .plus a summary of key provisions in H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction Act
September 17 is Constitution Day

August 7, 2007:

Legislative Frenzy to Continue into the Fall
Senate Banking Committee Writes Private Loan Regulations

July 25, 2007:

Finally – A Senate Higher Education Reauthorization Bill
Victory for Student Aid and an Admonition on Accreditation in House Bill
Efforts to Build Student Unit Record Data System Move in a New Direction
Senate Completes Reconciliation in One Day

July 18, 2007:

Bipartisan Education Spending Bill Ready for Floor
House Quickly Passes First Part of HEA Reauthorization Bill

July 3, 2007:

Senate Moves Higher Education Quickly, but Calls for Controversial Learning Outcome Measures
Senate Appropriators Maintain Student Aid Funding
Hill Event Celebrates Student Aid Success Stories

June 19, 2007:

College Cost Provisions Outweigh Benefits of House Reconciliation Bill
House Postpones Action on Education Appropriations
IRS Releases Draft of New Form 990
NAICU E-lists Serve Member Presidents – Plus Public Relations, Government Relations Staff

June 12, 2007:

Negotiated Rulemaking on Accreditation Ends – Not With a Bang but a Whimper
Student Aid Victory in House Appropriations Bill
Cuomo Gives Senate Banking Committee a Tour of the "Wild West"
Good news on IPEDS
House Passes Bill to Encourage Study Abroad
It's Voter Registration Time Again for Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi

May 23, 2007:

Congress Passes Budget Plan
Panelists Suggest Threat Assessment for Campus Safety
House Hears that Better Data Would Improve Teacher Preparation

May 15, 2007:

Student Loan Sunshine Bill Gets Nearly Unanimous Approval
Secretary Spellings Gets Chilly Reception at House Hearing
Department of Defense Issues Proposed Regulations Dealing with the Solomon Amendment
Troublesome Regulation Coming from Homeland Security
Department of Education Announces New FIPSE Grant Opportunities

May 8, 2007:

Accreditation: Negotiated Rulemaking, Round 3
Privacy and Security Amendment Added to Senate Bill Funding State Student Tracking Systems
Budget Deal Gets Closer, More Complex
"Paying for College" Gets Respectful House Hearing
Dollar Levels Hold Steady for ACG and SMART Grants
When Cuomo Came to Washington

April 16, 2007:

NAICU Survey: IRA Charitable Rollover Generated $70 million in Donations at Private Colleges and Universities

April 4, 2007:

Accreditation: Negotiated Rulemaking, Round 2
Student Lending Issue Heats Up
Senate Finance Committee Eyes Competitiveness, Tax Incentives

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