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Follow Up Letter to Department of Education Regarding Section 117 Interpretation

AAU, together with ACE, APLU, and four other higher education associations, sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos including questions about the interpretation of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. The organizations had previously sent a letter in January 2019 including these questions and in April met with Office of Federal Student Aid staff to discuss them, but have yet to receive a response from either effort. The department recently began investigating Section 117 compliance at higher education institutions, and the letter says without guidance, “it is nearly impossible to ensure compliance.”

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