Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman August 8, 2023 Community college enrollments decline in response to state-level minimum wage increases, according to a new working paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research Monday. However, minimum wage changes had little effect on degree attainment, the paper said. The study detailed in […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 8, 2023 The new rules, which make it easier for a defrauded borrower to seek debt relief, apply to claims pending on July 1 or received on or after that date. Note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the recent actions to […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 7, 2023 Report says current rules set inconsistent and sometimes inadequate expectations regarding student achievement, but it stops short of suggesting “bright-line” standards for agencies. After years of discussions over whether college accreditors should have bright-line metrics to gauge college performance, a federal advisory committee declined to pick a […]
AP News Collin Brinkley August 6, 2023 Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Michigan, the groups argue that the administration overstepped its power when […]
Career Education Colleges and Universities August 7, 2023 Moments ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order postponing the July 1, 2023, effective date of the Biden administration’s borrower defense to repayment and closed school loan discharge regulations. Unlike the previous stay, which applied only to educational institutions […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman August 4, 2023 The California State University system’s graduation rates have markedly improved, but significant equity gaps remain, according to a new report from the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California-based research and policy advocacy organization. The report noted that the system is falling short on […]
Washington Examiner Michael Brickman August 3, 2023 Conventionally, Democrats have an aversion to the idea of boiling everything that happens in K-12 education down to a simple metric that can be used to judge the efficacy of a school or its educators. Meanwhile, Republicans tend to resist the idea of […]
Duane Morris July 31, 2023 On July 13, 2023, the Office of Federal Student Aid issued an enforcement bulletin notifying institutions that using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) or similar contracts that prevent or discourage current or former employees from communicating with the U.S. Department of Education may violate a requirement of cooperation with […]
JD SUPRA July 31, 2023 On July 24, the Department of Education (DOE) issued a final interpretation to clarify that the Higher Education Act (HEA) preempts state laws and other applicable federal laws “only in limited and discrete respects.” Specifically, the final interpretation revises and clarifies the DOE’s position on the legality […]
CAL MATTERS Kristen Hwang July 31, 2023 IN SUMMARY Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned. Ashley Hooks always planned to retire at Lakewood Regional Medical Center, where she has been […]