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Veterans Affairs Dept. Needs to Improve Management of GI Benefits, Report Says
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 22, 2013. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to improve the management of its Post-9/11 GI Bill Program, which provides benefits to veterans who pursue a higher education, by cutting down …
Obama Pledges Veto for House GOP Bill on Student-Loan Interest Rates
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 22, 2013. President Obama promised on Wednesday to veto legislation, currently pending in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, that would prevent interest rates from doubling on some federal student loans by switching to a …
U.S. Won’t Appeal Decision on Controversial Gainful-Employment Rule
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 22, 2013. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities said on Wednesday it had received word that the U.S. Department of Education has elected not to appeal a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked key …
Coursera, edX Continue To Expand
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Coursera and edX, the two major providers of massive open online courses, continue to partner with more institutions. On Tuesday, edX, a nonprofit started with money from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of …
Homeland Security Updates Systems to Address Visa Issues
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. NAFSA: Association of International Educators has issued an update to its members regarding new procedures in place to verify Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status at border checkpoints. NAFSA reports that the U.S. Department …
Concerns on Loan Denials
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Since the Education Department changed its underwriting standards for loans to students’ parents in 2011, 400,000 parents have been denied the loans. The denials have fallen disproportionately on historically black colleges and universities, whose leaders pleaded …
Bucking the Trend
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Although the Affordable Care Act is intended to increase access to health insurance, a growing number of community colleges have been moving in the opposite direction by cutting adjuncts’ hours and, consequently, their eligibility for coverage. …
Capacity Fix That Rankles
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. The idea of creating a second tier of tuition for California’s community colleges is as resilient as it is controversial. For the third time in recent years, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to allow …
Education Dept. Releases New Data on College Tuition Across Sectors
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 21, 2013. The National Center for Education Statistics, the Education Department’s statistical arm, on Tuesday released a “first look” report at new data on college pricing across sectors, finding that tuition and required fees for in-state …
Push for Tiered Tuition at California Community Colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 21, 2013. The California Assembly on Monday passed a bill that would authorize community colleges to charge out-of-state tuition to in-state residents for some courses during the summer and winter terms, The Sacramento Bee reported. The idea is …
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