Following along with today's #negreg on #highered accountability? @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social has some technical advice for @usdeptofed.bsky.social about how to set the earnings threshold for graduate-level programs. www.peer-center.org/research/ear...
One thing is clear: OBBBA left major gaps in the accountability landscape, most egregiously by excluding undergraduate certificate programs. With #negreg starting next week, @usdeptofed.bsky.social should ensure that all programs face consequences for poor outcomes and wasted taxpayer $. 7/
Last week, the Dept of Ed concluded the 2nd RISE #NegReg, bringing together #HigherEd stakeholders to negotiate how to implement changes to student loan borrowing and repayment under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1).
Read our recap & analysis of the second work period here: buff.ly/gDe8T9L
When #negreg happens during a government shutdown, none of the Department's regulatory proposals are public because the staff that posts them online is furloughed. New America's got you covered with all of the documents for next weeks RISE negotiated rulemaking www.newamerica.org/education-po...
#ICYMI: This month, @usdeptofed.bsky.social held #NegReg to begin implementing the changes to higher ed passed in the #OneBigBeautifulBill. Alongside TICAS' analysis of the convening, @forbes.com breaks down what we might expect for the future of student loan borrowing and repayment:
Federal Shifts, State Impact: What the Reconciliation Bill Means for Higher Ed & How States Can Respond
Calling state policymakers and advocates! Join TICAS & experts from @edtrust.bsky.social and The Century Foundation 10/29 as we review #HigherEd provisions in the #OneBigBeautifulBill, insights from @usedgov.bsky.social #NegReg to implement those changes, and how states can respond. buff.ly/8AhMgYj
Blue graphic with a picture of the Department of Education building reading "Ed Department Considers New Rules to Overhaul the Federal Student Loan System." Subtitle: Recap and Analysis, October 2025. The TICAS logo is in white in the bottom right hand corner.
Last week we tuned in as the Department of Education began the rulemaking process, or #NegReg, to implement federal student loan borrowing and repayment provisions passed by Congress. Learn more about ED's work on the "Big Beautiful Bill" and what it means for your student loans: buff.ly/rRP9vJf
As we talk about #NegReg and #PSLF remember my work quantitatively and from the mouths of borrowers shows that uncertainty is related to psychological distress, which connects with suicidal ideation.
Whew, Melissa on the #negreg virtual public hearing is going IN. (And is correct but of course they’re not going to listen to her and will put her down when her testimony is over.)
Listening to the #negreg virtual hearing and wondering, is it typical for ED to make editorial commentary (such as, paraphrasing, under the prior administration XYZ was broken…)?
Last week I provided public comment on behalf of the @legaldefensefund.bsky.social at the Department of Education's negotiated rulemaking session regarding proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This is a big issue that is under the radar. #ED #NegReg #PSLF
I know this is directing to the other site for the @thesbpc.bsky.social but this video is telling of the leftovers at the Department of Ed.
They basically told the #NegReg take the deal we've given your right now, or fuck you.
It's REALLY too bad I wasn't picked to be here.
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Right now the #Trump admin is using a bullshit #NegReg process to "debate" and set rules for the President's intentions to cut what could be millions off #PSLF if the administration deems any organization as a threat or unamerican, or being accused of illegal activities (without proof of course).
If anyone is curious here was my 3min #NegReg statement.
Forgive the stuttering; reading aloud is literally the hardest thing for me.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Here's my working paper using Sequential Explanatory MM (SEM then interviews) that examines the effects of balances and remaining payments for #PSLF borrowers on financial distress and subjective well-being.
#Academicsky #HigherEd #StudentLoans #PublicServiceLoanForgiveness #PSLF #IDR #NegReg
Here is my full #NegREG statement in video format.
Also, I am pissed at myself for not rocking my CM Punk or Macho Man Randy Savage shirt during this. I didn't even think about it until just now.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Screenshot of a Zoom waiting room screen that says "Negotiated Rulemaking; Public Hearing, May 1, 2025, Department of Education, United States of America."
Gave comments at today's #negreg hearing, asking the Dep't of Ed to protect PSLF and preserve affordable IDR options. Any attempts to implement Trump's PSLF EO are unlawful and targeted; proposals by ED (& Congress) to get rid of PAYE, ICR, and New IBR screw over borrowers who were promised options.
Someone is about to give me a live microphone in 9 minutes, not sure how well behaved I'm choosing to be.
How can my words harm borrowers are what are keeping some rails on here - but I don't trust this admin will give a fuck about #NegReg.
Despite the chaos, negotiated rulemaking for higher education persists. Information on next week's #NegReg public hearings is here: www.ed.gov/laws-and-pol...
I'll be commenting at #NegReg next week. There is my three-minute window for anyone who wants to watch me be spectacular or a total bust - can go either way.
Time 11:45– 11:48 am Eastern Time
As things are not always public - I was having a hard time making a specific case about the wider impacts I've had.
I knew my work was cited in #NegReg conversations and circulated in #FSA, #CFPB, and #GAO but I had no idea how it was so widely used.
Not bad for a community college kickout.
Bet #Trump uses #NegReg to kick higher Ed faculty, staff, and admins from #PSLF benefits over false claims of antisemitism and Title IX violations (specifically related to Trans people).
Another lever with #FinAid to force institutions to terms.
www.forbes.com/sites/adammi...
Thanks @robertkelchen.com for the SO on my OpEd.
My next one is gonna likely be on how Trump is gonna use #NegReg to crush student loan borrowers.
ED's first batch of negotiated rulemaking #NegReg will focus on federal student financial assistance programs focusing on PSLF, PAYE and ICR. www.nasfaa.org/news-item/35...
⤷Together, we even got an extra #NegReg & proposal on student debt hardship.
In fact, 𝟐𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 of you sent letters to @POTUS supporting the hardship rule—along with 238 groups—showcasing sustained, powerful support for broad student debt relief.
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Borrowers and advocates showed UP in 2024.
Borrowers and advocates showed UP this year.
In 2024, you all helped us push @usedgov to undertake a #NegReg process for a new student debt relief plan—𝟐𝟐,𝟑𝟑𝟕 of you, to be precise.💫
protectborrowers.org/nov-coalitio...
See, I literally knew the one person to ask. I didn't sit in those #NegReg Zooms for nothing!
The final week of #NegReg was last week, and if you have things like hopes and dreams, maybe a life, you probably did not watch all 20+ hours of it.
Thankfully, Lydia Franz and I did so we could bring you this delightful recap of where things landed.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
New, from me and Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
some of the negotiators at the current #NegReg table have constantly questioned why the regulations on accreditation need to be made stronger.
We wrote about just a few recent examples that should answer those questions.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Great blog from Emily Rounds ar Thirdway, on the appallingly large number of institutions with very low graduation rates that accreditors have given a clean bill of health.
As we discuss accreditation at #NegReg it is past time for better achievement standards
www.thirdway.org/blog/when-wi...
