National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Coverage of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 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 stricter federal student loan caps on fields like nursing. The ruling, by Judge Beryl Howell, found the definition likely narrower than Congress intended, halting the provision before its scheduled implementation. The decision impacts the Trump administration's overhaul of federal student loan policies.
- 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.