Managing COVID-19 Disruption: ED Updates Guidance for Changes and Interruptions of Study – CooleyE
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The US Department of Education has issued a supplement to its March 5 guidance for interruptions of study related to COVID-19.
The US Department of Education (ED) has issued an update to its March 5 guidance for interruptions of study related to COVID-19. The updated information is included as an attachment to the March 5 guidance, containing 10 frequently asked questions and answers that expand on the information in the original publication. Below is a summary of the expanded guidance.
Study abroad students and foreign institutions
- Study abroad students whose primary enrollment is with a US institution may participate in online instruction if their foreign school closes and that foreign institution has a consortium agreement with their home institution
- Students are permitted to take online classes through the foreign institution or the home institution without an impact on Title IV funding
- As in its March 5 announcement, ED’s update repeats that foreign institutions participating in the Title IV programs remain prohibited from providing Title IV funds for enrollment in distance education courses, which is a statutory limitation. Note that legislation that would permit ED to waive this requirement is winding through US Congress as part of the larger COVID-19 legislative package
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