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Senate Hearing Exposes Education Divide on AI
Why it matters: The Senate HELP Committee AI education hearing on June 16 revealed a fundamental tension: the Trump administration is aggressively promoting...
SEC Hires Klein/Johnson Group for College Sports Lobbying
The Southeastern Conference has entered the lobbying arena with a new registration filed in April 2026, hiring Klein/Johnson Group LLC to represent its...
Just Right Reader Begins Lobby Push on Education Issues
Just Right Reader Inc. has entered the lobbying landscape by registering a new client relationship with a seasoned Capitol Hill operative. The lobbying...
Williams College Hires Monument Advocacy for Education Lobbying
Williams College registered Monument Advocacy as a lobbying firm on June 15, 2026, marking the college's entry into formal federal lobbying activities. The...
Congress Acts to Fix College Sports Chaos
College sports is in legal and financial chaos — and Congress is moving to fix it. [1,2] The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will...
An Achievable Dream Hires Lobbying Firm for Education
An Achievable Dream Inc., a Newport News, Virginia-based education nonprofit, has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure with Greenberg Traurig LLP,...
Treasury's Student Loan Plan Carries Significant Risk
A new Congressional Research Service report raises pointed questions about the Trump administration's plan to shift federal student loan default servicing...
House Passes Bill to Combat Surging Student Aid Fraud
The House passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act on June 10, 2026, targeting a fraud scheme that has ballooned to alarming proportions in California's...
Senate HELP Committee Examines AI's Education Impact
AI tools are arriving in K-12 classrooms faster than schools, researchers, or policymakers can keep up — and the Senate HELP hearing K-12 AI scheduled for...
New Student Loan Repayment Plan May Affect Current Borrowers
A new Congressional Research Service report on Direct Loan repayment plans lands at a pivotal moment: the federal student loan repayment landscape is being...
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Legal Issues
A fresh Congressional Research Service report on FERPA legal issues lands at a moment when the 50-year-old student privacy law is being pulled in three...
Center for International Education Ends CurrentStrategic LLC Lobbying Relationship
The UMass Amherst-affiliated nonprofit filed an LDA termination just as USAID's future hangs in the balance.
AI in Higher Ed: Sharp Divide Over Student Protection
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held an AI higher education hearing on June 3 that exposed a sharp...
House to Zero in on Parental Rights in Schools
This is a pre-hearing alert. The House Education and Workforce Committee has scheduled a hearing for June 10, 2026 that carries significant implications for...
Massive Spending Bills Head For Committee Vote
The House Appropriations Committee is set to vote Tuesday on two of the most politically charged spending bills of the year, covering everything from NIH...
American Dental Education Association Pushes Oral Health Funding
Federal funding for oral health programs and dental education is under pressure on multiple fronts. The American Dental Education Association is pushing for...
House Advances Anti-Fraud Package and Agriculture Spending Bill
The House cleared H.Res. 1333 on a strict party-line vote Wednesday, opening the floor to a bundle of legislation targeting fraud in child care, student...
Senate Pushes College Sports Bill With Saban's Support
Why it matters: The Senate Commerce Committee college sports hearing, held Wednesday, June 3, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building, put the Protect College...