NACAC Government Relations News

President Obama Releases FY 2013 Budget Proposal

Draft College Scorecard Available for Comment; New Incentive Compensation Guidelines Added

President Presents Plan for College Affordability; Developments in Financial Aid Award Letter Standardization; Department Collects Promising Practices for Increasing Completion; Hearing on Innovations in College Affordability Held

Take Action to Support School Counselors; FAFSA Completion Project Expanded; Senator Introduces Bill to Protect Veterans from Aggressive Recruiting; President Obama Lays Out Education Priorities in State of the Union Address

Department of Education Releases Updated Expected Family Contribution Formula Guide; Comparison of Three Types of Default Rate Published; Department of Education Seeks Comments on Draft Strategic Plan

Major Developments in the Reauthorization of ESEA; CFPB Director Appointed; Appropriations Act Conference Report Highlights Importance of School Climate; Legislation Introduced to Support School Counselors in Low-Income Schools

Amanda's Final News Break; FY 2012 Negotiations Protect Maximum Pell Grant

Federal Departments Issue New Guidance on the Use of Race in Admission; CFPB Director Position Remains Unfilled

Executive and Legislative Discussions on College Costs; Education Funding: FY 2012 and Failure of the SuperCommittee; Senators Propose Student Protections for Veterans

NACAC Notes Critical Role of School Counselors in Letter to Congressional Leaders; Federal Agency Seeks Comments on Private Student Loans