Education

Engagement Opportunity: Department of Education Requests Comment on Changes to Required IPEDS Reporting

August 15, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a request for public comment on a new proposed data collection related to expanding the required Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reporting requirements on admissions data. This request for public comment is a result of an August 7, 2025, Presidential Memorandum titled Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions, which directed the Secretary of Education to expand the scope of required reporting on admissions and make IPEDS data more accessible and understandable to American students and their families,...

Washington Update- August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Future Funding Opportunities and Award Notifications: DOE Announces Intent to Release Close to $1 Billion in NOFOs for Critical Materials Supply Chain       Engagement Opportunity: Department of Education Requests Comment on Changes to Required IPEDS Reporting      EDA FY 2025 Disaster Supplemental Grant Industry Transformation Path: A Starter Guide     

Policy Update: ED Announces Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committees for Key Reconciliation Provisions

July 25, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) posted for pre-publication on the federal register an intent to establish negotiated rulemaking committees on topics related to student financial assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 that include federal student loan programs, institutional and programmatic accountability, the Pell Grant program, and other related Title IV programs. The intent to establish this negotiated rulemaking committees is the start of the formal process of implementing the recent changes that were made to these programs through the passage...

ONR Second Naval STEM Education and Workforce Program Solicitation for FY2025

July 14, 2025
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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) released its second FY2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), Education and Workforce Program.

This solicitation is open to all eligible sources from academia, non-profit and for-profit organizations proposing education-focused activities and programs and not for research proposals, unless the primary purpose of that research is to further education.

Examples of STEM education programs and activities that could be supported by this NOFO are as...

Policy Update: Senate HELP Committee Releases Higher Education Reconciliation Proposal

June 12, 2025
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On May 22, the House of Representatives passed its comprehensive reconciliation bill, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) on the floor of the House by a 215-214-1 vote. Senate committees have begun to release their versions of reconciliation proposals, including the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). The HELP Committee reconciliation proposal is estimated to reduce the deficit by $300 billion, with some differences from the $350 ...

Congressional Update: House Education and Workforce Committee Approves Reconciliation Bill

April 30, 2025
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After a multi-hour mark up, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved on a partisan vote the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, the Committee’s legislative proposal to identify $330 billion of budget savings over ten years with federal programs under its jurisdiction, as outlined by the reconciliation instructions...

Policy Update: President Trump Signs Seven Education Focused Executive Orders

April 25, 2025
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On April 23, President Trump, joined by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, signed seven Executive Orders (EOs) focused on education and workforce training. These include directives for the Department of Education to enact new foreign funding transparency efforts, a new process and scrutiny regarding institutional accreditation, an overhaul of federal workforce training programs, and significant new efforts around Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and workforce development, among other topics.

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NEH Releases Chairman’s Grants in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary: Celebrate America!

April 15, 2025
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The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has released a call for proposals for the Chairman’s Grants in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary: Celebrate America! These grants aim to fund projects that highlight key moments in United States history, including “the founding of the American nation, key historical figures, and milestones that reflect the exceptional achievements of the United States.” NEH will award at least 250 proposals grants for up to $25,000. The application for Celebrate America! opened on April 14, 2025, and will be...

Washington Update - March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education Policy Update: Department of Energy FY 2025 Funding Update Policy Update: President Trump’s Executive Orders Policy Update: Agency Responses to Executive Orders Appropriations Update:...

Policy Update: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

March 20, 2025
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Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Executive Order (EO) Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents,...