Immigration vote leaves Obama’s policy in disarray
The vote by the Senate on Saturday to block a bill to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant students was a painful setback to…
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Movie industry to colleges: Remember copyright rules
Thousands of colleges and universities received a friendly reminder from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) this month, with movie industry officials highlighting a federal law that…
Groups make late push to salvage bill aiding illegal immigrant students
Immigrant advocate groups have mobilized across the country in what they call a last-ditch effort to persuade Congress to pass a bill that would grant legal status to…
No housing allowance for veterans who take only online courses
Military service members have to take at least one face-to-face course before they are eligible for the Post-911 GI Bill’s housing allowance, although some veterans are unclear about…
Internet censorship one step closer to law
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to pass the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), moving the legislation one step closer to reality, reports ReadWriteWeb.
Justices hear case on taxing of students
“How do you draw the line,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked at a Supreme Court argument on Monday, “between a student who is working and a worker who is…
For-profit crackdown brings criticism to ED headquarters
Opponents of the U.S. Education Department’s (ED) proposed “gainful employment” rules said the regulations unfairly target for-profit colleges, and at least one career college advocate said at a…
NJ senator calls for anti-bully law after suicide
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Wednesday he'll introduce legislation requiring colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment following the suicide of a student…
House bill would create office of STEM education
Calling the country "woefully inequipped" to teach students about science and math, Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., introduced a bill Sept. 29 that would create an office to oversee…
Lawmaker’s net neutrality compromise: Solution or last gasp?
As House Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., prepares to release his legislative proposal for new rules to preserve an open internet, a leaked version reveals that it…