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Caregiving duties could make parenting students more likely to withdraw from college, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive  Laura Spitalniak September 10, 2025 Many of these students face significant hurdles to finishing their education, such as working 30 hours or more a week while juggling classes and childcare. Dive Brief: More than half of parenting students at community colleges, 56%, said they enrolled to change careers, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Community College […]

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DOL says it’s thinking about overtime as it provides timelines for regulations

Higher Ed Dive Ryan Golden September 10, 2025 The agency said it intends to revisit its overtime regulations but did not disclose a deadline by which to issue an update on the subject. The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday it intends to revisit its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act but did not disclose […]

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The Not Exactly “No Tax On Tips” Edition

Forbes Kelly Phillips Erb September 12, 2025 Earlier this week, the Treasury released its preliminary list of jobs that qualify for the new “no tax on tips” deduction. Here’s why the list matters. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), tip income is temporarily deductible—only for tax years 2025 through 2028—for individuals in jobs […]

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How Technology Can Transform the Higher Education Accreditation Process and Drive Continuous Improvement at Colleges and Universities

AEI Alison Griffin September 4, 2025 Key Points The higher education accreditation system relies on infrequent, resource-intensive reviews that occur every five to 10 years, often creating lags in identifying and addressing quality concerns at colleges and universities. Recent federal policy proposals—including the April 2025 executive order “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education”—create an opportunity to […]

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