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Higher-education aid continues but the shutdown stalls new grants and investigations, speaker says
Summary
Tom Harnish of the State Higher Education Executive Officers told MEC attendees that forward-funded federal student loans and grants will continue during the government shutdown, but new grant-making, Office for Civil Rights investigations and much Department of Education activity are paused, risking second-order impacts on campuses and state budgets.
Tom Harnish, vice president for government relations at the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), told a Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MEC) plenary that federally funded student loans and grants will continue to be disbursed during the current government shutdown, but many Department of Education activities are paused and staff are largely furloughed.
"This is day 37. This is the longest government shutdown that we've experienced," Harnish said, warning that as shutdowns drag on "the cracks…
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