"With negotiated rule making under way, and 2026 implementation deadlines looming, a new deep-dive report from Inside Higher Ed, "After Reconciliation: Higher Ed Reform and Where Left-Right Collaboration Matters Most," looks at conservative, progressive and institutional priorities and perspectives on three key areas of OBBBA: institutional accountability for student outcomes; new loan limits and payment reforms; and changes to the Pell Grant program, including the introduction of Workforce Pell."
""The underlying principles here of stronger accountability for financial outcomes, of reining in excessive borrowing, especially in the graduate education space-those are bipartisan priorities that have been expressed for a long time," says Michelle Dimino, director of education programs at the think tank Third Way. "These are conversations that we have been having in the higher education reform space for the last decade and beyond.""
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act represents the largest federal higher education policy change in over a decade and passed on partisan lines. Implementation requires bipartisan cooperation, negotiated rule making, and adherence to 2026 deadlines. Key policy areas include institutional accountability for student outcomes; new loan limits and payment reforms; and Pell Grant changes such as Workforce Pell. Broad agreement exists on stronger accountability, curbing excessive graduate borrowing, and supporting high-value training. Major concerns include tight timelines, data infrastructure needs, aligning earnings regulations, careful handling of repayment transfers, protecting the Pell budget, and Education Department transition challenges.
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