Congressman Mark Harris to Speak at CSPEN’s Higher Education Policy Meeting

News | January 26, 2026

CSPEN is excited to announce that Congressman Mark Harris (R-NC) will be joining us at the 8th Higher Education Policy meeting on Feb 11th! Congressman Mark Harris represents …

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Will Congress Avoid Another Shut Down & What’s New With ED

News | January 22, 2026

Congress Works To Complete Adoption of Final Appropriations Bills While the Administration and Department of Education Also Move Forward with Major Regulatory Framework and Policy Changes Overview On …

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House Education Committee Chairman Tim Walberg to Present at CSPEN’s 8th Annual Higher Education Policy Meeting

News | January 21, 2026

House Education Committee Chairman Tim Walberg Will Share His Views on Higher Education Policy at CSPEN’s Higher Education Policy Meeting for the Third Year in a Row CSPEN …

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CSPEN BREAKING NEWS: AHEAD Committee Votes In Favor Of Consensus On New Accountability Regulations With One Abstention

News | January 9, 2026

With Addition of New Administrative CapabilityRequirements and Other Agreed Upon RevisionsThe AHEAD Committee Reached Consensus on NewAccountability and Transparency Frameworks OverviewFollowing a major addition proposed this morning to …

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Outcome of Today’s Final Accountability Negotiations Uncertain

News | January 9, 2026

Multiple Caucuses To Try And Find Compromise Seems To Suggest That Consensus May Be Within Reach Heading Into Today’s Final Institutional and Programmatic Accountability Discussions OverviewAs we head …

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Day Three Concludes Initial Review – Today Is All About Committee Member Proposals

News | January 8, 2026

Department’s Initial Draft Proposal Discussions Now Complete, The Department Is Set to Review and Respond to Negotiators Alternatives OverviewAs noted yesterday, the AHEAD Committee is essentially a full …

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Accountability Negotiations Fall Behind A Full Day Behind

News | January 7, 2026

Efforts to Align the Existing GE/FVT Regulations and New OBBB Statutory RequirementsNot An Easy As the Department Might Have Hoped OverviewWhen you only have just one week (thirty …

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Day One of Accountability Neg Reg Suggests Consensus Is A Long Way Off

News | January 6, 2026

The Department Spends Day One Explaining and Responding to A Multitude of Questions, Concerns, and Open Opposition to Its New Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) Accountability Proposal …

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Critical AHEAD Committee Accountability Negotiations Underway

News | January 5, 2026

2026 Begins With Major Institutional and Programmatic Accountability Regulatory Negotiations Overview At 9 AM ET this morning the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and the group of twelve …

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