Federal Student Aid Policies Under Scrutiny: Education Department Set to Revise Race-Based Rules In a move that could have significant implications for America's higher education landscape, the U.S. Department of Education has announced plans to overhaul its rules governing the distribution of federal student grants. The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Young America's Foundation (YAF), a conservative advocacy group, which challenged the department's long-standing practice of considering race in the awarding of these grants. The YAF argued that this practice is discriminatory and in conflict with federal law. As the Education Department takes steps to revise its policies, students and educators are left wondering what changes lie ahead and how they will impact access to higher education for students from diverse backgrounds.
The U.S. Department of Education will change race-based rules regarding federal student grants after a legal notice was released Tuesday. In a motion to dismiss, the Young America's Foundation (YAF) ...
