Real Clear Education Andrew Gillen March 17, 2022 This week marks the final round of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking session addressing the critical issue of accountability in higher education. One of the issues under consideration is the Gainful Employment Rule, an Obama-era regulation that sought to strengthen […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman March 18, 2022 The Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy organization focused on student debt, released a report Thursday that examines the levels of institutional debt accrued by California students during the pandemic. The center estimates that 373,025 students across California’s public higher education systems incurred about […]
Federal Student Aid March 16, 2022 Office of Enforcement ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID GENERAL-22-14 SUBJECT FSA Enforcement Bulletin, March 2022 – Substantial Misrepresentations When Recruiting Servicemembers and Veterans The U.S. Department of Education (Department) enforces the requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) intended to curb deceptive recruitment and enrollment practices. […]
NC SARA SARA CALL TO ACTION: NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING LANGUAGE THREATENS SARA’S GAINS The final week of the Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking process for 2022 is March 14-18, 2022. Issue Paper #6 (Certification Procedures), to be discussed by the committee, includes language that would directly impact and drastically limit the application of SARA. […]
Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody March 15, 2022 An enrollment cap brought by an environmental lawsuit put UC Berkeley at risk of losing 400 students. Lawmakers provided a solution Monday that Gov. Newsom quickly signed into law. After a judge imposed an enrollment cap, the University of California, Berkeley, needed […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 11, 2022 Dive Brief: Federal lawmakers proposed a new bill this week meant to speed the conversion of for-profit colleges to nonprofit institutions when they are bought by new owners. The proposal — from Rep. Fred Keller, a Pennsylvania Republican — would require the U.S. […]
Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford March 14, 2022 The U.S. Department of Education warned Florida governor Ron DeSantis that if the state implements a law to require colleges and universities to change accreditors with every accreditation cycle, it could put institutions’ access to federal financial aid in jeopardy. If approved […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer March 10, 2022 Most programs failing a broadly applied rule would be at public and nonprofit colleges, not for-profits, says one researcher at a conservative think tank. Negotiations are scheduled for next week over the gainful employment rule, a regulation intended to make sure graduates […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 10, 2022 Dive Brief: The Florida Legislature passed a bill this week that would force the state’s public colleges to change accreditors every accreditation cycle and allow the state universities’ governing board to require post-tenure reviews every five years. The bill has drawn criticism, including […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz March 9, 2022 Proposed revisions would attempt to ensure career education graduates can find work and pay off their loans. The U.S. Department of Education this week released new details about provisions it wants to include in its forthcoming gainful employment rule, a measure that […]