Ed Surge Vera Song February 1, 2021 America’s skills gap has been widely discussed. The friction between postsecondary institutions failing to properly prepare job seekers and unrealistic employer expectations has led to seven million unfilled openings. Not surprisingly, the challenge worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still nearly […]
Inside Higher Ed Rick Seltzer February 2, 2021 For-profit Post and American Sentinel Universities announce acquisition built on health-care offerings. The tie-up reveals factors in the nonprofit higher ed market as well. Post University, in Waterbury, Conn., plans to acquire Denver-based American Sentinel University, a deal between two for-profit institutions […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz February 1, 2021 Institutions are lending their credibility to outside education providers as they seek help keeping pace with fast-changing technical fields. Coding boot camps have long been viewed as the antithesis of traditional higher education. They focus more heavily on technical training. Their programs […]
GALLUP Jonathan Rothwell, PH.D. and Megan Brenan February 1, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Student retention is critical to postsecondary schools’ ability to educate students and remain financially viable. It was a crucial issue before the coronavirus pandemic, and it became even more so in the fall of 2020, given declining […]
Career Education Review Jenny February 1, 2021 In a Nov. 18, 2020 Electronic Announcement we published general information regarding Title IV Aid Disbursement Reporting, Excess Cash, and Reconciliation Requirements. In addition, updated disbursement reporting and data submission timelines for all programs were published in a recent Federal Register Notice (see Federal Register […]
Education and Labor Committee January 28, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), incoming Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation to invest $15 […]
CTE POLICY WATCH Michael Matthews January 28, 2021 As we continue to settle into the 117th Congress, committees have been announcing changes to the rosters, including the addition of new Freshman members. Over the last few days, three House committees important to CTE – the Appropriations Committee, Budget Committee, and the Education and Labor Committee – have […]
Career Education Review Jenny January 29, 2021 Passionate about healthcare, CNI students and staff are committed to helping the community during the pandemic. CNI College students and instructors are volunteering to help roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers at several Orange County and Los Angeles-area hospitals amid the […]
Career Education Review Jenny January 28, 2021 Laura McBride was selected for a $5,000 scholarship and mentoring program from the Pacific Dental Services Foundation When Laura McBride first came to UEI College in Oceanside, she was seeking to put a life of turmoil behind her. As a young teenager, it […]
Education Dive Hallie Busta January 27, 2021 Dive Brief: A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office highlights concerns about conflicts of interest in transactions through which for-profit colleges become nonprofit institutions. The GAO counted 59 such conversions between January 2011 and August 2020. In about a third of those, for-profit […]