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From Degrees to Dollars: How Wages, Not Graduates or Colleges, Will Determine Federal Student Loan Access Across All Institutions

Vanessa Agudelo and Caitlyn Shelby

Earlier this month, the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) committee, concluded its negotiated rulemaking session and reached the elusive “consensus” to implement the new Earnings Premium (EP) framework as established by the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3).

Cooley / January 30, 2026

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From Degrees to Dollars: How Wages, Not Graduates or Colleges, Will Determine Federal Student Loan Access Across All Institutions