Here’s a selection of articles the Federal Relations team is enjoying this week.
VP Picks – Now that Trump has locked down the nomination, the latest speculation is who will be named his running mate. Read more at The Hill.
Pell – The federal Pell Grant program, a federal financial aid offering earmarked for the neediest college students, is expected to have a $7.8 billion surplus next year. The fight is on to claim that money. Read more at the Wall Street Journal.
Opioids – Prince died of an overdose from opioid painkillers, becoming the latest high-profile victim of America’s opioid epidemic. Read more at Vox.
No Enforcement – Last week, the University of North Carolina system told a federal court that it won’t enforce a law requiring transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates. Read more at the Associated Press.
Tricky, Tricky – The Third Way is out with a new report on the low graduation rate of these students attending private nonprofit colleges. Only 55 percent graduate within six years and of the 1,027 private colleges studied, 761 have graduation rates of less than 67 percent. Read more at The New York Times.
“It’s okay to max out your credit card.” – A spate of stories on Trump University have hit the media this week from, admittedly, disgruntled employees about the for-profit institution being an unscrupulous business that relied on high-pressure sales tactics, employed unqualified instructors, made deceptive claims and exploited vulnerable students willing to pay tens of thousands for Mr. Trump’s insights. Read more at The New York Times. Read more at Vox.
Only in DC, both from the Washington Post:
A warning left on a nanny’s car. License plates stolen. And a top Pentagon official in big trouble.