Jessica Blake

Washington, D.C., United States

General Assignment Reporter at Inside Higher Ed

Federal Policy Reporter @insidehighered | Mizzou made. Ohio native. | Passionate about storytelling, research and public service.

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Department of Education Discontinues IPEDS Training

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. This is the latest of a series of contract cuts for the Institute of Education Sciences. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc./Getty Images The Trump administration terminated a key contract to train college officials on how to report data to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, a move that could further hamper the Education Department’s data infrastructure.
Trump Takes Education Department Lawsuit to Supreme Court

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to move forward with its plan to lay off nearly half of the Education Department’s employees and dismantle the agency, USA Today reported. In late May,a federal district court ruled that the reduction in force made it impossible for the executive branch to carry out congressionally mandated programs and services.
U.S. Judge Rules Colleges Can Directly Pay Student Athletes

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Grant House, the plaintiff in a now settled antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, swam for Arizona State University. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Federal district judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval to a multi-billion-dollar settlement in the yearslong House v. NCAA lawsuit late Friday evening, effectively transforming college sports: Starting July 1, institutions will be allowed to pay student athletes directly.
Trump Proposes $161M Cut to Tribal Colleges’ Funding

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Trump administration is asking Congress to cut funds for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90 percent, according to the Department of the Interior’s proposed budget released Monday.
What to Expect as the Senate Tackles Reconciliation

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would cut about $1.3 trillion in spending over the next 10 years. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The clock is ticking for Senate Republicans as they rush to approve a sweeping bill that cuts spending and taxes and pays for some of President Donald Trump’s top agenda items by the Fourth of July.
McMahon Faces Angry House Democrats

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended her proposed spending cuts as she faced sharp questions from congressional Democrats.
Harvard Law Review Whistleblower Hired by Trump

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Justice Department quietly pressed the Harvard Law Review last month to remove a reprimand from the file of a cooperating witness before that student graduated from the university’s law school, The New York Times reported. The demand letters, obtained by the Times, came after the department began investigating claims of discrimination against white men at the Harvard Law Review.
What’s in House Republicans’ Risk-Sharing Plan?

1 month ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A proposal working its way through Congress would require colleges to pay a penalty based on students’ outstanding loans.
Assessing What Reconciliation Means for Higher Ed

1 month ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. House Republicans have introduced plans that would greatly increase the cost of attending college for many students, experts say. Alex Wong/Getty Images All the pieces of House Republicans’ plan to cut trillions in federal spending are now public, and if the package becomes law, colleges and universities could face crippling repercussions, higher education experts say.
50-Plus Groups Protest Trump's Attack on Higher Ed

1 month ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Dozens of higher education associations publicly called on President Donald Trump to restore the “historic compact” between American universities and the federal government—the latest sign of growing public opposition to the GOP’s attack on higher ed.