Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami December 7, 2020 House and Senate negotiators are close to a deal to simplify FAFSA forms, a major priority for Senator Lamar Alexander before he retires. Congressional education leaders are hopeful about reaching a deal in the coming days to simplify applying for student aid, […]
Inside Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden December 7, 2020 A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and otherwise restore the program to the form it took prior to Sept. 5, 2017, the day the administration announced plans […]
Yahoo Finance Gabrielle Olya December 3, 2020 Fifty-four percent of young American adults who went to college took on some kind of debt — including student loans — to fund their education, according to the Federal Reserve. The average amount of educational debt in 2018 was between $20,000 and $24,999, with the […]
Duane Morris LLP December 10,2020 Alerts & Updates California has enacted new and detailed emergency safety and health regulations affecting virtually anyone who runs a business, school or other enterprise in the Golden State. California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) has issued emergency temporary standards for COVID-19 to clarify employer obligations […]
Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford December 10, 2020 The bankruptcy case began in 2014 after Anthem parent FCC Holdings Inc. was accused of predrawing federal financial aid dollars based on unsubstantiated enrollment projections. A former for-profit college operator settled with the U.S. Department of Education for $8 million as part of […]
EdSurge Jeffrey R. Young December 4, 2020 The pandemic has hit higher education hard, with falling enrollments in most types of colleges over the past year. A notable exception, though, are for-profit colleges, where overall enrollments held steady during that period, and first-time student enrollment is up, according to the latest data from the […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami December 3, 2020 In a move they said will help students get a better idea of how much they can borrow and afford to pay back, Education Department officials are expanding the College Scorecard to show how much graduates at institutions make based on their areas of […]
Inside Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden December 3, 2020 A federal judge on Tuesday set aside two Trump administration rules that narrowed eligibility for H-1B skilled worker visas and substantially increased wages for many H-1B holders. Colleges joined with businesses in suing to roll back the rules, which the Trump administration promulgated […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik December 3, 2020 More than a third of prospective college students are reconsidering higher education. And 43 percent of prospective students for one- and two-year programs are looking to delay enrollment, survey finds. More than one-third of prospective college students are reconsidering higher education in […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami December 3, 2020 As he prepares to leave the Senate in a month, Senator Lamar Alexander urged senators to find a way again to work across party lines to pass measures dealing with the nation’s major problems by wide margins. The Republican senator, in a farewell […]