Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman August 12, 2021 In a settlement with Brown, the Justice Department affirms that students with mental health disabilities must be given equal access to higher education. The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with Brown University after students who took medical leaves for mental health […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer August 10, 2021 Dive Brief: Two shuttered for-profit institutions owe a total of more than $6 million, the U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid said Tuesday. RWM Fiber Optics Inc., which offered network cabling and television installation training in California before closing in […]
Duane Morris Jonathan Helwink August 10, 2021 On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced that it would be establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee, entitled the “Affordability and Student Loans Committee,” that will, starting in October, meet to begin rewriting certain Title IV-related regulations. The announcement also […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf August 9, 2021 Dive Brief: Colleges that participate in a multistate reciprocity agreement for online education see growth in the number of students who enroll in distance learning courses, according to a new analysis. Institutions that work with NC-SARA — the organization that controls the U.S.’s […]
The Washington Post Danielle Douglas-Gabriel August 9, 2021 The Education Department on Monday scrapped a Trump-era policy of shielding companies that manage its $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio from state regulation. Instead, the department is encouraging states to work with the federal agency to protect borrowers and hold loan servicers accountable. The […]
CECU Congress is debating a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, including more than $500 billion in new spending on transportation, broadband, and utility systems. To carry out this work, America will depend upon private career school graduates. The following data show that we can’t Build Back Better without our sector. […]
SJVC August 9, 2021 We are pleased to announce that SJVC Hesperia is now offering both a Certificate of Completion and an Associate of Science degree in Electrical Technology. Students can earn a Certificate of Completion in as little as 10 months or an Associate of Science degree in as few as […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 9, 2021 A poll of the public by Quinnipiac University has found that 48 percent of those responding favor mandatory vaccines for college students, while 48 percent are opposed. The poll found support for mandatory vaccinations by only 18 percent of Republicans, and 86 percent of Democrats. The poll […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely August 9, 2021 While the announcement was generally met with praise, it was accompanied by continued calls for the Biden administration to do more to address the student debt crisis. The temporary pause on student loan repayment has been extended to January 31, 2022 for […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely August 10, 2021 Individual states are able to regulate federal student loan servicers in most circumstances without being preempted by the Higher Education Act of 1965, according to a notice of interpretation issued Monday by the Department of Education. The new notice replaces an interpretation […]