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New Title IX Rules Get 235,000 Comments

New Title IX Rules Get 235,000 Comments

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott September 14, 2022 A step forward or backward? Title IX public comments show deep divisions. Higher education associations generally like Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s new regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 but want more clarity about how the changes would be carried out, […]

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Transfer Enrollments Continue Pandemic-Driven Decline

Transfer Enrollments Continue Pandemic-Driven Decline

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox September 13, 2022 Transfer enrollment from two- to four-year institutions, already down in 2021, continued to fall through the second year of the pandemic, the National Student Clearinghouse finds. Transfer enrollment from two-year institutions to four-year bachelor’s degree programs continued to decline during the 2021–22 […]

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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on charter schools, for-profit college

Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on charter schools, for-profit college

The Gazette Michael Karlik September 11, 2022 The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases implicating the government’s ability to deny applications for charter schools and for Good Samaritans to receive compensation for injuries they suffer during a rescue. The justices also announced on Tuesday they will review a complex […]

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Rep. Katie Porter’s university housing deal draws scrutiny

Rep. Katie Porter’s university housing deal draws scrutiny

AP News Brian Slodysko September 9, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — In Orange County, California, where the typical house sells for $1 million, Rep. Katie Porter’s four-bedroom, three-bath residence in a leafy subdivision on the University of California Irvine campus is a bargain. The progressive Democrat and law professor, who has lamented the […]

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Biden administration has discharged $34 billion in student debt

Biden administration has discharged $34 billion in student debt

Yahoo News Ronda Lee September 6, 2022 The Biden administration has discharged $34 billion in student loan debt for 1.7 million borrowers since the president took office a little more than seven months ago. The discharged debt includes $10 billion for over 175,000 borrowers through the public service loan forgiveness […]

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Education Department Releases More Details About Biden’s Loan Debt Relief

Education Department Releases More Details About Biden’s Loan Debt Relief

NASFAA Maria Carrasco September 7, 2022 The Department of Education (ED) posted more information about President Joe Biden’s student debt relief announcement, including updated information on eligible loans and other frequently asked questions. Last month, Biden announced he will cancel $10,000 for single borrowers making less than $125,000, or households earning less […]

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