States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student ...

Oregon Sen. Merkley joins bipartisan bill to classify nursing degrees as professional, restore student loan access

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to restore federal student ...

25 States Sue Over Changes Limiting Federal Loans for Nursing Degrees

Governors and attorneys general from the states and District of Columbia argue the Education Department’s decision not to ...
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Nursing programs excluded from 'professional degree' status under new federal loan rules. Here's what would change

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...
Mississippi Today

Wicker files bill to overturn Trump Education Department on nursing school loans

A bipartisan pair of senators, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Mississippi’s Roger Wicker introduced a bill on Tuesday to overturn ...
EdSource

Bill would expand nursing bachelor’s degrees to California community colleges

Community college leaders will once again attempt to offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing, renewing a fight with the state’s universities over whether expanding to the two-year sector eases ...
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TCAT Dickson and Austin Peay State University create pathway for nursing students to earn BSN degrees faster

TCAT Dickson and APSU signed an agreement giving practical nursing graduates 27 credit hours toward a BSN, cutting the ...