{"id":519,"date":"2026-07-09T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/updateeducation\/?p=519"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:59:07","slug":"takeaways-doe-finalizes-earnings-accountability-framework-title-iv-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/updateeducation\/2026\/07\/09\/takeaways-doe-finalizes-earnings-accountability-framework-title-iv-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeaways for Institutions: DOE Finalizes Earnings Accountability Framework for Title IV Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/tonyguida.html\">Anthony J. Guida Jr.<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/edwardmcramp.html\">Edward Cramp<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/katherinedbrodie.html\">Katherine D. Brodie<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/kristinagill.html\">Kristina Gill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/johnmsimpson.html\">John M. Simpson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published a final rule implementing a new Title IV-program earnings premium measure established by Congress one year ago in the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The final rule stays close to the consensus language agreed upon in the Department\u2019s Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell negotiated rulemaking, with some important changes noted below after public comment following publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking. The final rule represents a fundamental shift for higher education by implementing for the first time a congressionally mandated earnings-based metric that applies to <em>all<\/em> Title IV institutions and <em>all <\/em>of their Title IV eligible programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/alerts\/department_education_finalizes_earnings_accountability_framework_title_iv_programs_0726.html\">Alert<\/a><\/em> on the Duane Morris LLP website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anthony J. Guida Jr.,\u00a0Edward Cramp,\u00a0Katherine D. Brodie,\u00a0Kristina Gill and John M. Simpson On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published a final rule implementing a new Title IV-program earnings premium measure established by Congress one year ago in the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The final rule stays close to the consensus &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/updateeducation\/2026\/07\/09\/takeaways-doe-finalizes-earnings-accountability-framework-title-iv-programs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Takeaways for Institutions: DOE Finalizes Earnings Accountability Framework for Title IV Programs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":376,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,367,116],"ppma_author":[197,190,181,180,182],"class_list":["post-519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-department-of-education","tag-earnings-accountability-framework","tag-title-iv"],"authors":[{"term_id":197,"user_id":376,"is_guest":0,"slug":"tguida","display_name":"Anthony J. 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