Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 10, 2022 The Biden administration is sending signals that the May deadline for student loan borrowers to begin repayment may be extended, Politico reported. Education Department officials instructed the companies that manage federal student loans to “hold off on sending required notices to borrowers about their […]
wbur Simon Rios March 7, 2022 Danielle Chagnon spent 15 years teaching math. But now, she’s spending her days in Boston’s North End learning another skill where she’s found accuracy matters just as much as it does in math: carpentry. “There’s so many little details that you’d never think of to […]
The Fresno Bee Yesenia Amaro March 7, 2022 California Health Sciences University has suspended a pharmacy doctorate program at its for-profit school in Clovis after failing to obtain pre-accreditation. The program welcomed its first cohort of students in 2014, but never gained accreditation and will now close after 2024. CHSU […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune Mike Freeman March 7, 2022 In lawsuit filed by California Attorney General, Ashford and parent Zovio were found to have made bogus claims about career outcomes, costs and financial aid to lure vulnerable students to enroll in the online university. Former San Diego for-profit college Ashford […]
Pittsburg Post-Gazette March 5, 2022 Conventional wisdom, shaped by cultural and class biases, asserts that attending a four-year college leading to a bachelor’s degree offers the best career path for everyone who can. That myth has persisted despite the fact that most new, good-paying jobs require more than a high […]
Fobes Luke Spohinos March 2, 2022 Luke Sophinos is the Founder and CEO of CourseKey, a software platform provider supporting trade and vocational schools across the U.S. Most people are surprised to learn that there are more unfilled manufacturing jobs than the more often-discussed labor gap among software developers. There’s a massive shortage of qualified tradespeople. Even […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 4, 2022 The programs are loans, the department says. And the companies that offer them—and colleges—have obligations. The Education Department clarified this week that income-share agreements in higher education are private loans. As loan providers, the companies that provide these agreements are regulated in different ways […]
Cooley ED Kate Lee Carey and Shannon Noonan March 3, 2022 California Senate bills became effective January 1, 2022 that impact the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and institutions subject to the BPPE’s oversight. The California Legislature passed a number of bills during the 2021 session impacting the Bureau for […]
Duane Morris March 2, 2022 On February 17, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) and a request for public comment regarding a proposed rule to address what the agency calls “deceptive or unfair marketing” that relies upon false claims about potential earnings. The FTC […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf March 2, 2022 Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday reminded colleges of their legal obligation to inform students of the costs and conditions of taking out private loans, including income-share agreements. In an online notice, the department highlighted a recent finding by the Consumer Financial Protection […]