The deadline for institutions to review and confirm their ACTS Quality Control (QC) reports has been extended to August 12, 2026 (previously July 31). Institutions should log in to the IPEDS collection system to review t...

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 72 other higher education associations in comments opposing the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) proposed rul...

Trying to make sense of the new STATS and Earnings Accountability rule? This AIR-prepared summary breaks down what institutions need to know — effective dates and early implementation, how the earnings premium meas...

Institutions preparing for the 2026 Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) reporting cycle will encounter several important reporting changes as the U.S. Department of Education implements provision...

AIR recently submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell, including...

AIR, in partnership with the Urban Institute, invites Institutional Research and Effectiveness professionals to participate in a national study examining how colleges and universities are responding to the Admissions Con...

A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction affecting ACTS reporting deadlines for a subset of institutions. Based on the April 24 ruling:The Department of Education may not enforce any...

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the Urban Institute are partnering on a national study examining how colleges and universities are implementing the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (AC...

On April 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a new federal framework for higher education program accountability. The proposal would establish the Stu...

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a new temporary restraining order (TRO) on April 13, 2026, further extending the ACTS reporting deadline to April 24, 2026, for a define...

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined a coalition of higher education organizations in submitting comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed regulations for the new Workforce Pell...

On April 7, 2026, a federal court in Massachusetts issued a new temporary restraining order (TRO) affecting the timeline for the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) data collection.The order extends th...

On April 4, 2026, a federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction affecting the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) reporting requirements for a subset of institutions. This ruling bui...

As of April 1, 2026, a federal judge in Massachusetts has expanded the temporary restraining order (TRO) affecting Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) reporting deadlines, based on a March 31 ruling.Th...

The Institute for Higher Education Policy has launched a national initiative—NCES Next: Building a Stronger Federal Postsecondary Data System—to rethink how federal higher education data are collected, struct...

On March 24, 2026, a federal court in Massachusetts held a hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction related to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) data collection. The case, brought by a c...

AIR is monitoring a recent legal development that may affect the timeline associated with the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) reporting requirement.A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued a tem...

According to guidance confirmed with leadership at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), institutions that are unable to meet the March 18, 2026, deadline for submitting data to the Admissions and Consumer...

On March 2, 2026, a broad coalition of higher education associations—including the Association for Institutional Research (AIR)—joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than 60 peer institution...

On February 25, 2026, AIR sent a formal letter to Dr. Matthew Soldner, Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), requesti...