Federal Court Freezes Tightened Professional-Degree Criteria Days Before July 1 Start

A federal court temporarily pauses key pieces of the Department of Education’s narrowed professional-degree criteria under the RISE rule, reverting to the current three-part standard and keeping the eleven-field list non-exclusive; ED has not yet appealed, and the parties must propose a schedule by July 2 as the case progresses, with the nationwide stay in place until a full merits decision.