Department of Education Adds Two New Public Hearings for Feedback on the HEA

Created by Anna Gould (EDUCAUSE) on August 27, 2008

The U.S. Department of Education is providing more opportunities for the public to share feedback and comments on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization, which was signed into law on August 14. According to the department's web site, two new hearings have been added to the schedule. In addition to the four listed previously, DOE officials are planning to meet with the public at the Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC on October 6 and Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH on October 15. These "negotiated rulemaking" sessions allow the public and key stakeholders to play a role in determining how to carry out the law Congress has passed.

EDUCAUSE is urging that members of the IT community in academia provide feedback on the peer-to-peer file sharing provisions in the HEA. This should be considered an opportunity to educate the staff at DOE. Stay tuned to EDUCAUSE for more information on how you can make a difference in these important hearings. If you cannot attend one of the six regional meetings, please consider writing a letter to the Secretary of Education.

The meetings are expected to last from 10 am until 3 pm, and will allow members of the public to comment on all provisions in the law. Locations and dates of the hearings are as follows:

September 19, 2008, at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
September 29, 2008, at the University of Rhode Island, Providence Campus, Paff Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island
October 2, 2008, at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
October 6, 2008 at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina
October 8, 2008, at the U.S. Department of Education, 8th Floor Conference Center, 1990 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC
October 15, 2008 at Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio

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		Department of Education Adds Two New Public Hearings for Feedback on the HEA Created by Anna Gould (EDUCAUSE) on August 27, 2008 The U.S. Department of Education is providing more opportunities for the public to share feedback and comments on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization, which was signed into law on August 14. According to the department's web site, two new hearings have been added to the schedule. In addition to the four listed previously, DOE officials are planning to meet with the public at the Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC on October 6 and Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH on October 15. These "negotiated rulemaking" sessions allow the public and key stakeholders to play a role in determining how to carry out the law Congress has passed. EDUCAUSE is urging that members of the IT community in academia provide feedback on the peer-to-peer file sharing provisions in the HEA. This should be considered an opportunity to educate the staff at DOE. Stay tuned to EDUCAUSE for more information on how you can make a difference in these important hearings. If you cannot attend one of the six regional meetings, please consider writing a letter to the Secretary of Education. The meetings are expected to last from 10 am until 3 pm, and will allow members of the public to comment on all provisions in the law. Locations and dates of the hearings are as follows: September 19, 2008, at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas September 29, 2008, at the University of Rhode Island, Providence Campus, Paff Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island October 2, 2008, at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California October 6, 2008 at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina October 8, 2008, at the U.S. Department of Education, 8th Floor Conference Center, 1990 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC October 15, 2008 at Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio Washington Update \| DOE \| EDUCAUSE \| Negotiated Rulemaking \| P2P \| peer-to-peer file sharing Anna's blog Login or register to post comments 274 reads
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