American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Coverage of American Association of Colleges of Nursing in the Nexus archive.
- Narrowed Education Department definition of ‘professional’ degrees stopped in federal court
A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education's new definition of 'professional' degrees, which would have imposed lower loan caps on fields like nursing, teaching, and social work. The ruling halts the rule before its scheduled July 1 implementation, citing potential conflict with congressional intent, but allows other loan cap provisions to remain in effect.
- Narrowed Education Department definition of ‘professional’ degrees stopped in federal court
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education's new definition of 'professional' degrees, which would have imposed lower loan caps on graduate programs like nursing. The ruling halts the rule before its July 1 implementation, calling it overreaching and inconsistent with Congressional intent, but allows other loan caps to proceed.