Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik March 2, 2022 President Biden proposed more money for Pell Grants and minority-serving institutions in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. A fact sheet released by the White House said, “Providing up to more than [sic] $2,000 in additional assistance to low-income students by […]
Committee on Education and Labor March 1, 2022 Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union in crisis: “Tonight, the American people did not watch a State of the Union address. They did not see a resolute […]
Work Shift Sandy Baum and Jorge Klor De Alva February 23, 2022 Few issues are more contentious than the role of for-profit colleges in higher education, write Sandy Baum and Jorge Klor de Alva. But they say consensus is both necessary—and possible. Few issues are more contentious than the role […]
Newsmax Horace Cooper February 18, 2022 Over the next several weeks, the Department of Education will consider implementing new regulations and requirements that will single out proprietary or “for-profit” colleges. These sweeping new regulatory changes will drastically alter the ability of the students admitted to these schools to access federal […]
American Military News Chris Woodward February 21, 2022 You don’t have to agree with their politics to get the message protesting truckers sent across the border from Canada: The economy depends on truck drivers. And America just doesn’t have enough of them. According to the American Trucking Association, the nation is currently […]
Federal Trade Commission Jay Mayfield February 17, 2022 Agency launches rulemaking to challenge false earnings claims by multilevel marketers, for-profit colleges, and “gig economy” platforms The Federal Trade Commission launched a proceeding to challenge bogus money-making claims used to lure consumers, workers, and prospective entrepreneurs into risky business ventures that […]
Inside Sources Fred Freedman February 16, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unimaginable toll on our lives, livelihood, and mental well-being. As we enter the third year of this global crisis, the emergence of new variants like Omicron and the threat of future ones have left everyone somewhere between exhausted and […]
The Economic Standard Krisztina Pusok This week, the Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee will meet to discuss sweeping changes to the 90/10 rule governing the share of revenue that career colleges can receive from the federal government. According to reports, the committee is likely to recommend broadening the scope […]
Committee on Education & Labor February 17, 2022 President Biden’s predatory policies targeting career-focused institutions harm low-income, minority, and other disadvantaged students seeking to improve their career pathways and move up the economic ladder. Holding proprietary institutions to a different standard and ignoring the failures of traditional colleges and universities […]
Inside Higher Ed Jamienne S. Studley February 17, 2022 Accreditation is stepping up its game in an evolving higher education landscape in ways that may surprise you, writes Jamienne Studley. It’s no surprise that accreditation is misunderstood. The accreditation system exists precisely to allow for tailored, predictive judgments applying broad […]