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      January 5, 2024  
  Biden-Harris Administration Takes Additional Action to Hold Student Loan Servicers Accountable for Failing to Meet Contractual Obligations  
  The  Biden-Harris Administration today announced it is withholding payments to three  student loan servicers as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s  (Department) continued efforts to strengthen protections for student loan  borrowers and hold servicers accountable.  
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          January 4, 2024  
  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million in New Funding to Support School Infrastructure Investments  
  The Biden-Harris Administration announced eight new grant awards today  totaling more than $37 million over five years under the Supporting America’s School Infrastructure (SASI) program  and one new grant for $10 million over five years under the...  
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          January 2, 2024  
  Biden-Harris Administration Takes Next Steps on Rulemaking to Strengthen Institutional Quality and Program Integrity  
  The Biden-Harris  Administration today moved forward in its efforts to help ensure students are  well served by the institutions of higher education they attend and that  Federal Student Aid programs work in their best interest. Today, the U.S.  
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          December 22, 2023  
  Biden-Harris Administration Awards $44.5 Million to Improve Postsecondary Education Access and Completion for Students in Rural Communities  
  The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $44.5 million in grants to 22 institutions of higher education to improve rates of postsecondary education enrollment, persistence, and completion among students in rural communities. The Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) grant program promotes the development of high-quality career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region.  
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          December 12, 2023  
  Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the Recent Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Collection  
  The National Center for Education Statistics today released the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS gathers information annually from U.S. college, university, and technical and vocational institutions eligible to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial aid programs.
Below is a statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the results:  
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          December 8, 2023  
  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $93 Million in Grants to Support Research and Development at HBCUs, TCCUs and MSIs, and Postsecondary Completion for Underserved Students  
  The  U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced today $93 million in grant  awards to 20 colleges and universities to support research and development at  Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled  Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs),  and to improve completion rates for underserved students.  
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          December 7, 2023  
  Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Senate Confirmation of Danté Quintin Allen  
  The Senate has confirmed Danté Quintin Allen as commissioner of the  Rehabilitation Services Administration at the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary Cardona issued the following statement:  
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          December 6, 2023  
  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5 Billion in Additional Student Debt Relief  
  The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of an additional $4.8 billion in student loan debt relief for 80,300 borrowers. These discharges stem from fixes made by the U.S. Department of  Education to income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Today's announcement brings the total approved debt cancellation by the Biden-Harris Administration to nearly $132 billion for more than 3.6 million Americans.  
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          December 5, 2023  
  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $277 Million In Education Innovation and Research Grants to Help Address Academic Recovery  
  As part of the  Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to address academic recovery,  including supporting student success in math and reading, the U.S.  
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          December 4, 2023  
  Biden-Harris Administration Prepares for Third Student Debt Relief Negotiation Session  
  The Biden-Harris Administration today took  another step in its continued efforts to provide financial relief to  significant numbers of student loan borrowers with the release of an updated  copy of proposed regulatory text. The proposals build on the Biden-Harris  Administration’s actions to date to provide student loan borrowers with  much-needed breathing room.  
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