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GOP lawmakers urge Cardona against executive student loan wipeout

GOP lawmakers urge Cardona against executive student loan wipeout

The Hill September 8, 2021 Sylvan Lane Four House Republicans are pressuring Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to rule out a potential mass forgiveness of federal student loan debt without congressional approval. In a Wednesday letter to Cardona, GOP Reps. Ted Budd (N.C.), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Scott Petty (Pa.) and Barry Loudermilk (Ga.), asked the education secretary for a […]

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Foxx Blasts Democrats’ Reckless Spending Package

Foxx Blasts Democrats’ Reckless Spending Package

Committee on Education & Labor  September 8, 2021 Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after Education and Labor Democrats unveiled their piece of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion partisan spending package: “This monstrous spending package recklessly increases what was already the highest sustained […]

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Federal Agency Acts Against Income-Share Agreement Lender

Federal Agency Acts Against Income-Share Agreement Lender

Inside Higher Ed September 8, 2021 Alexis Gravely The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action Tuesday against a company offering income-share agreements to help students finance their degrees. The company misrepresented its product and failed to comply with federal consumer financial law, according to the federal agency. Better Future Forward […]

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First-Ever Local Giving Day: San Diego Gives To Take Place September 9

First-Ever Local Giving Day: San Diego Gives To Take Place September 9

Career Education Review Jenny September 8, 2021 24-Hour Fundraiser Shines Light on Community Nonprofits like The San Marcos Promise San Diego, Calif. (September 8, 2021) – On Thursday, September 9, San Diego will host its first-ever, local giving day called San Diego Gives. The goal is to raise money for and […]

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A Triple Crisis

A Triple Crisis

Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman September 1, 2021 Some California community colleges, already struggling with enrollment declines and the fallout from the pandemic, now face new challenges caused by the wildfires. A haze of smoke rests on Lake Tahoe Community College as the Caldor fire makes its way into the Lake […]

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Nurse shortages in California reaching crisis point

Nurse shortages in California reaching crisis point

Cal Matters Kristen Hwang August 26, 2021 IN SUMMARY COVID-19 burnout is driving many nurses to quit, and hospital administrators say the state’s new vaccine mandate is compounding the shortage, too. In the past month, four emergency room nurses — exhausted by the onslaught of patients and emotional turmoil wrought […]

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Building Back Better: Beyond Free College

Building Back Better: Beyond Free College

Inside Higher Ed  Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel August 21, 2021 Free college proposals would only exacerbate the degree completion gap in higher ed, write Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel. “Free college” proposals are at the forefront of state and federal policy making, garnering frequent online […]

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