OTC AskRegs Experts: Federal Work-Study and Murky COVID Flexibility
This week on "Off the Cuff," Allie, Jill, and David discuss recent developments related to the Federal Work-Study program and how financial aid professionals can navigate the wind-down of COVID flexibilities. Jill details a recent information collection request from the Department of Education and concerns related to the extent of the collection. David then highlights the murkiness of the end dates of the public health emergency and the general COVID-19 national emergency and in what ways those can impact schools. Hugh then catches listeners up on some news of the week, which included ED’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for an overhaul of gainful employment as well as Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s remarks on the Hill this week concerning the department’s budget and oversight requests from Congress.
Speakers
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| Allie Arcese Director of Communications |
Jill Desjean Senior Policy Analyst |
David Tolman Instructional Design & Content Specialist |
Hugh Ferguson Senior Reporter / Podcast Producer |
Resources
- Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
- Episode Transcript (PDF)
- ED to Publish Proposed Rule on Gainful Employment and New Information Collection
- House Hearing Focuses on ED’s FY 24 Budget Proposal and Committee Oversight Efforts
- ED Calls on Colleges to Prioritize Federal Work-Study Funds for Tutors, Mentors, and Student Success Coaches
- NASFAA Comments on Proposed Federal Work-Study Information Collection
- COVID-19 Title IV Flexibilities and Waivers as of January 15, 2021.
- Biden to End Pandemic’s Emergency Declaration on May 11. Here’s What It Means for Financial Aid
- 2021 FSA Training Conference, COVID 19: What Now and What Next
- NASFAA AskRegs Article - When Do the Various Title IV COVID-19 Flexibilities and Waivers End?
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Publication Date: 5/19/2023
