NASFAA Bill Dejean August 11, 2022 Last month, the Department of Education (ED) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public comments on draft regulations to implement statutory changes to the 90/10 rule and to update the rules on changes of ownership. The 90/10 rule and changes of ownership were covered […]
The Daily Signal Adam Kissel August 11, 2022 Instead of addressing the college debt crisis, the Biden administration has proposed new rules designed to punish for-profit colleges and stick taxpayers with billions of dollars in debt forgiveness. Taxpayers deserve accountability from the Department of Education, not carrots and sticks that interfere with […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink August 11, 2022 The Senate passed a bipartisan bill that clarifies an exception to the 85-15 rule, a law that requires colleges to enroll at least 15 percent of students who are not veterans that receive federal military funding to pay for college in each academic program offered. […]
Real Clear Education Gerard Scimeca August 11, 2022 Most Americans have been conditioned to accept some level of incompetence and inefficiency from government – but not to the extent that federal employees paid by our tax dollars simply admit that they are fundamentally incapable of doing their jobs. Yet shockingly, […]
Higher Ed Dive Lilah Burke August 4, 2022 Dive Brief: Adults across party lines are concerned about the high tuition, student debt and time commitments they associate with getting a college education, according to polling results released in July by Public Agenda, a nonprofit research organization. Two-thirds of respondents said they see […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink August 5, 2022 A federal judge said Thursday he will give preliminary approval to a settlement deal for a years-long lawsuit against the Education Department that would automatically cancel $6 billion in student debt owed by nearly 200,000 borrowers who say they were defrauded by their […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 5, 2022 Almost 40,000 Californians left the state for higher education in 2020, a 27 percent increase from 2010 in the number of California freshmen going outside the state, The Sacramento Bee reported. The Bee, based on Education Department data, reported about 16,500 students came from other states […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz August 3,2022 We’re keeping tabs on how companies are performing to get a glimpse into where higher education has been and where it’s headed. Several major higher education companies are publicly traded, which means they’re required to provide regular disclosures about their strategies and performance. […]
Higher Ed Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf August 1, 2022 A recent federal court decision blocking Education Department guidance on the anti-discrimination law portends trouble for the administration. Legal experts weren’t surprised last month when a federal judge in Tennessee temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing, in some parts […]