ACE has prepared a
preliminary analysis of what individual institutions may receive to support costs such as shifting classes online and for grants to students for food, housing, technology, and other purposes.
ACE and 40 other associations
urge the Department of Education (PDF) to move quickly to distribute the money to higher education institutions and students contained in the $2 trillion federal stimulus legislation.
ACE and more than 60 other organizations are
asking governors to take immediate action to ensure their states provide reciprocity in licensing of health care and mental health care professionals. This step is crucial to enable these medical professionals to practice across state lines remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACE President Ted Mitchell
called the higher education provisions in the plan, which total approximately $14 billion, “woefully inadequate” while noting that some aspects—such as the regulatory flexibility given to colleges and universities—will help institutions better serve their students in the coming months.
ACE and other higher education associations asked the
House (PDF) and
Senate (PDF) for: 1) More than $50 billion in emergency relief for students and institutions; 2) Access to zero or very low interest loans; 3) $7.8 billion for a technology implementation fund; and 4) Temporary statutory and regulatory flexibility to help institutions meet reporting deadlines and get aid to students rapidly.
ACE and other higher education associations sent a
letter to Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (PDF) supporting his amendment to the stimulus measure creating an above-the-line deduction for charitable giving for taxpayers not itemizing their deductions.